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nougat

nou·gat
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [noo-guh t, noo-gah]
    • /ˈnu gət, ˈnu gɑ/
    • /ˈnuː.ɡɑː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noo-guh t, noo-gah]
    • /ˈnu gət, ˈnu gɑ/

Definitions of nougat word

  • noun nougat a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit. 1
  • noun nougat A candy made from sugar or honey, nuts, and egg white. 1
  • noun nougat chewy confection with fruit and nuts 1
  • uncountable noun nougat Nougat is a kind of firm sweet, containing nuts and sometimes fruit. 0
  • noun nougat a hard chewy pink or white sweet containing chopped nuts, cherries, etc 0
  • noun nougat a confection of sugar paste with almonds or other nuts, and, sometimes, fruit 0

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Origin of nougat

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30; < French < Provençal ≪ Vulgar Latin *nucātum, noun use of neuter of *nucātus, equivalent to Latin nuc- (stem of nux) nut + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Nougat

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nougat popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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