nougat
/ˈnuːɡɑː/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Cake Nogat: This nogat may be made in moulds, or square pieces."
- "[…](being twenty four and never screwed but in her soft nougat thighs)[…]"
- "[…]it helps that Snickers offers the holy trinity of confection: nougat, caramel and peanuts[…]"
- "When you make a nougat of large dimensions, put in the almonds a few at a time."
Etymology
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.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: nougat, nogat, nux
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈnuːɡɑː/
- British English: /ˈnʌɡɪt/