nougat

1. (uncountable) A mixture consisting of egg white and a sweetener, variously mixed with (in western Europe) almonds or (in eastern Europe) hazelnuts or (in US) used without nuts as a filler in candy bars.
2. (countable) A piece of this mixture, typically eaten as a confection.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnuːɡɑː/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: nuégado

In summary

From French nougat, from Occitan nogat, from noga (“nut”), ultimately from Latin nux (“nut”) + -atus (“-ate, forming adjectives and substantives having or resembling some thing or trait”). Compare Spanish nuégado.

Synonyms

almound-rock

pistachio-cake

turron

Translations

torrone

nougat

noga

Nougat

μαντολάτο

turrón

nogado

nugat

nucatum

Nugat

koz helvası

torró

χαλβαδόπιττα

touron

nougatine