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nougats

nougats is the plural of nougat.

Meaning of nougat

Noun

nougat (countable and uncountable, plural nougats)

  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.
    • Cake Nogat: This nogat may be made in moulds, or square pieces.1827, Guglielmo A. Jarrin, Italian Confectioner […] , 3rd edition, page 24
  2. (countable) A piece of this mixture, typically eaten as a confection.
    • When you make a nougat of large dimensions, put in the almonds a few at a time.1846, Antoine B. Beauvilliers, A Complete System of French Domestic Cookery […] , volume VI, page 235

Phrases with nougats

Questions about nougats

What is nougats the plural of?
Nougats is the plural of nougat.

Words near nougats in the dictionary

  1. Nouer
  2. noug
  3. nougat
  4. nougatine
  5. nougatines
  6. nougats
  7. nougaty
  8. nought
  9. nought withstanding
  10. nought-withstanding
  11. noughted

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