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nougat

[ noo-guht, noo-gah ]

noun

  1. a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.


nougat

/ ˈnʌɡət; ˈnuːɡɑː /

noun

  1. a hard chewy pink or white sweet containing chopped nuts, cherries, etc
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nougat1

1820–30; < French < ʰDZç Vulgar Latin *Գܳٳܳ, noun use of neuter of *Գܳٳܲ, equivalent to Latin nuc- (stem of nux ) nut + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nougat1

C19: via French from ʰDZç nogat, from noga nut, from Latin nux nut
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It’s like this marshmallow nougat thing that’s covered in chocolate, and they got thrown in the freezer and turned crunchy.

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Skull-covered balloons dropped chocolate Paragon coins, stormy cloud nougats, and spiraling ginger stars.

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The palate includes almond nougat, crème brûlée, black tea, white flower petals and malted milk balls.

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“It’s a nougat bar, which made him very different from the competition, layered with caramel then enrobed in chocolate,” Borghesani said.

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“My housing tract was dark brown and light brown, and they later changed it to sort of a nougat and gray,” Newitz told Locus magazine.

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