nougat

See also: Nougat

English

WOTD – 30 August 2010

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.

Pronunciation

  • (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈnuːɡɑː/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnʌɡɪt/, /ˈnuːɡɑː/
  • (US, Canada) enPR: no͞oʹgu̇t IPA(key): /ˈnuɡət/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Rhymes: (UK, General Australian, New Zealand) -uːɡɑ, (UK) -ʌɡɪt

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.
    • 1827, Guglielmo A. Jarrin, Italian Confectioner […] , 3rd edition, page 24:
      Cake Nogat: This nogat may be made in moulds, or square pieces.
    • 1999, Lyn Lifshin, “In Spite of His Dangling Pronoun”, in Before It's Light, page 29:
      […] (being twenty four and
      never screwed but in her
      soft nougat thighs) […]
    • 2014 February 18, Sarah Begley, “The 13 Most Influential Candy Bars of All Time”, in Time‎[1]:
      […] it helps that Snickers offers the holy trinity of confection: nougat, caramel and peanuts […]
  2. (countable) A piece of this mixture, typically eaten as a confection.
    • 1846, Antoine B. Beauvilliers, A Complete System of French Domestic Cookery […] , volume VI, page 235:
      When you make a nougat of large dimensions, put in the almonds a few at a time.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Cantonese: 鳥結糖 / 鸟结糖 (niu5 git3 tong4-2)
  • → Welsh: nyget
  • → Wu: 牛軋糖 / 牛轧糖 (6gnieu-gaq8-daon6)

Translations

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References

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

nougat

  1. brown nougat, Viennese nougat

See also

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French nougat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnuɡɑː/, [ˈnuɡɑ̝ː]
  • Rhymes: -uɡɑː

Noun

nougat

  1. nougat

Usage notes

As the inflection looks awkward, it may sometimes be advisable to use the Finnicized form nugaa (“nougat”).

Declension

Inflection of nougat (Kotus type 22/parfait, no gradation)
nominative nougat nougat’t
genitive nougat’n nougat’iden
nougat’itten
partitive nougat’ta nougat’ita
illative nougat’han nougat’ihin
singular plural
nominative nougat nougat’t
accusative nom. nougat nougat’t
gen. nougat’n
genitive nougat’n nougat’iden
nougat’itten
partitive nougat’ta nougat’ita
inessive nougat’ssa nougat’issa
elative nougat’sta nougat’ista
illative nougat’han nougat’ihin
adessive nougat’lla nougat’illa
ablative nougat’lta nougat’ilta
allative nougat’lle nougat’ille
essive nougat’na nougat’ina
translative nougat’ksi nougat’iksi
abessive nougat’tta nougat’itta
instructive — nougat’in
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of nougat (Kotus type 22/parfait, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nougat’ni nougat’ni
accusative nom. nougat’ni nougat’ni
gen. nougat’ni
genitive nougat’ni nougat’ideni
nougat’itteni
partitive nougat’tani nougat’itani
inessive nougat’ssani nougat’issani
elative nougat’stani nougat’istani
illative nougat’hani nougat’ihini
adessive nougat’llani nougat’illani
ablative nougat’ltani nougat’iltani
allative nougat’lleni nougat’illeni
essive nougat’nani nougat’inani
translative nougat’kseni nougat’ikseni
abessive nougat’ttani nougat’ittani
instructive — —
comitative — nougat’ineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nougat’si nougat’si
accusative nom. nougat’si nougat’si
gen. nougat’si
genitive nougat’si nougat’idesi
nougat’ittesi
partitive nougat’tasi nougat’itasi
inessive nougat’ssasi nougat’issasi
elative nougat’stasi nougat’istasi
illative nougat’hasi nougat’ihisi
adessive nougat’llasi nougat’illasi
ablative nougat’ltasi nougat’iltasi
allative nougat’llesi nougat’illesi
essive nougat’nasi nougat’inasi
translative nougat’ksesi nougat’iksesi
abessive nougat’ttasi nougat’ittasi
instructive — —
comitative — nougat’inesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nougat’mme nougat’mme
accusative nom. nougat’mme nougat’mme
gen. nougat’mme
genitive nougat’mme nougat’idemme
nougat’ittemme
partitive nougat’tamme nougat’itamme
inessive nougat’ssamme nougat’issamme
elative nougat’stamme nougat’istamme
illative nougat’hamme nougat’ihimme
adessive nougat’llamme nougat’illamme
ablative nougat’ltamme nougat’iltamme
allative nougat’llemme nougat’illemme
essive nougat’namme nougat’inamme
translative nougat’ksemme nougat’iksemme
abessive nougat’ttamme nougat’ittamme
instructive — —
comitative — nougat’inemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nougat’nne nougat’nne
accusative nom. nougat’nne nougat’nne
gen. nougat’nne
genitive nougat’nne nougat’idenne
nougat’ittenne
partitive nougat’tanne nougat’itanne
inessive nougat’ssanne nougat’issanne
elative nougat’stanne nougat’istanne
illative nougat’hanne nougat’ihinne
adessive nougat’llanne nougat’illanne
ablative nougat’ltanne nougat’iltanne
allative nougat’llenne nougat’illenne
essive nougat’nanne nougat’inanne
translative nougat’ksenne nougat’iksenne
abessive nougat’ttanne nougat’ittanne
instructive — —
comitative — nougat’inenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative nougat’nsa nougat’nsa
accusative nom. nougat’nsa nougat’nsa
gen. nougat’nsa
genitive nougat’nsa nougat’idensa
nougat’ittensa
partitive nougat’taan
nougat’tansa 		nougat’itaan
nougat’itansa
inessive nougat’ssaan
nougat’ssansa 		nougat’issaan
nougat’issansa
elative nougat’staan
nougat’stansa 		nougat’istaan
nougat’istansa
illative nougat’hansa nougat’ihinsa
adessive nougat’llaan
nougat’llansa 		nougat’illaan
nougat’illansa
ablative nougat’ltaan
nougat’ltansa 		nougat’iltaan
nougat’iltansa
allative nougat’lleen
nougat’llensa 		nougat’illeen
nougat’illensa
essive nougat’naan
nougat’nansa 		nougat’inaan
nougat’inansa
translative nougat’kseen
nougat’ksensa 		nougat’ikseen
nougat’iksensa
abessive nougat’ttaan
nougat’ttansa 		nougat’ittaan
nougat’ittansa
instructive — —
comitative — nougat’ineen
nougat’inensa

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan nogat, from noga (“nut”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nu.ɡa/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

nougat m (plural nougats)

  1. nougat (sweet confection with egg white and almonds or nuts)
  2. (colloquial) piece of cake
    Cette affaire, c’est du nougat. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (slang, in the plural) feet
  4. (World War I slang) rifle
    Synonym: fusil
    • 2016, Jacques Tardi, Dominique Grange, Le dernier assaut, Bruxelles, Paris: Casterman, →ISBN, page 25:
      Prends mon nougat ! Passe-moi le sien !
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French nougat.

Noun

nougat m (definite singular nougaten, indefinite plural nougater, definite plural nougatene)

  1. nougat

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French nougat.

Noun

nougat m (definite singular nougaten, indefinite plural nougatar, definite plural nougatane)

  1. nougat

Portuguese

Noun

nougat m (plural nougats)

  1. nougat (a confection of honey and roasted nuts)
    Synonym: nogado

Swedish

Etymology

From French nougat.

Noun

nougat c

  1. nougat

Declension

Declension of nougat
nominative genitive
singular indefinite nougat nougats
definite nougaten nougatens
plural indefinite nougater nougaters
definite nougaterna nougaternas

References

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