Nougat Definition
no͝ogət
noun
A confection of sugar paste with almonds or other nuts, and sometimes fruit.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Nougat
Noun
Singular:
nougat
Plural:
nougatsOrigin of Nougat
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From French nougat, from Occitan nougat, variant of Old Provençal nogat, from noga (“nut”), from Latin nux (“nut”). Compare Spanish nuégado.
From Wiktionary
French from Provençal from nougo nut from Old Provençal noga from Vulgar Latin nuca from Latin nux nuc- nut
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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