nougat

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnuːgɑː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈnugət/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(no̅o̅′gət, no̅o̅′gä)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
nou•gat /ˈnugət/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Fooda candy containing nuts and sometimes fruit in a sugar or honey paste.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
nou•gat  (no̅o̅′gət, no̅o̅′gä),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fooda chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
  • Provencal Vulgar Latin *nucātum, noun, nominal use of neuter of *nucātus, equivalent. to Latin nuc- (stem of nux) nut + -ātus -ate1
  • French
  • 1820–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nougat / ˈnuːɡɑː ˈnʌɡət/
  1. a hard chewy pink or white sweet containing chopped nuts, cherries, etc
Etymology: 19th Century: via French from Provençal nogat, from noga nut, from Latin nux nut
'nougat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
nougatine

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