nougat
pronunciation
How to pronounce nougat in British English:
UK [ˈnu:gɑ:]
How to pronounce nougat in American English:
US [ˈnugət]
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- Noun:
- nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste
Word Origin
- nougat
- nougat: see nut
- nougat (n.)
- "sweetmeat of almonds and other nuts," 1827, from French nougat (18c.), from Provençal nougat "cake made with almonds," from Old Provençal nogat "nutcake," from noga, nuga "nut," from Vulgar Latin *nucatum (nominative *nuca), from Latin nux (genitive nucis) "nut," from PIE *kneu- "nut" (see nucleus).
Example
- 1. Desserts usuallyinclude salads , the panettone fruit cake , spicy cookies , nougat , and nuts .
- 2. Sweet energy office workers wondering what happens to the uneaten nougat bars in sweet machines need worry no longer .
- 3. Isadora express star gloss , reflecting nougat 60 .
- 4. 1932 : The three musketeers bar was created , with three filling flavors : chocolate , vanilla and strawberry nougat .
- 5. The most inventive truffle dish comes at the end : a dessert of mascarpone and ice cream infused with the last remaining scraps of truffle , with honey and chestnut nougat .