nougat

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He bit too hastily at the nougat, and it stuck to his plate.

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  1. noun A confection made from a sugar or honey paste into which nuts are mixed.

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  • There's a parallel universe here:   people know less about what constitutes "nougat"   than they do about the far reaches of our galaxy. —  Sturgis Journal Homepage RSS
  • Before the glazed nougat was served, Monsieur Aillagon raised his glass for a toast, and then gave the floor to Koons. —  artforum.com
  • Mars Planets chocolate offers a unique mix of three deliciously different chocolate coated balls; soft nougat, crispy wafer and chewy caramel. —  iTunes Top 10 Albums
  • A fistful of peanuts goes a long way (there's no need to smother them in nougat, caramel or chocolate, though I admit I'm a fan of the Snickers bar, or was when it was a Marathon). —  Life and style | guardian.co.uk
  • Instead of using a heart shaped box with chocolate filled with nougat, you can use mouth-watering gourmet chocolate options like Ghirardelli. —  Article Source
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  1. French, from Provençal, from nougo, nut, from Old Provençal noga, from Vulgar Latin *nuca, from Latin nux, nuc-, nut.

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  1. French, from Provencal nougat = Spanish nogado, a cake made with almonds, etc. (cf. nogada, a sauce made of nuts, spices, etc.), from Latin as if *nucatus, from nux (nuc-), nut: see nucleus.
 

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