nougat

noun nou·gat \ˈnü-gət, especially British -ˌgä\

: a sweet candy that usually contains nuts or pieces of fruit

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: a confection of nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste

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French, from Occitan, from Old Occitan nogat, from noga nut, from Vulgar Latin *nuca, from Latin nuc-, nux — more at nut

First Known Use: 1827

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noun nou·gat \ˈnü-gət\

: a candy consisting of a sugar paste with nuts or fruit pieces

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