Definition of Nougat

1. Noun. Nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste.

Generic synonyms: Candy, Confect

Definition of Nougat

1. n. A cake, sweetmeat, or confectión made with almonds or other nuts.

Definition of Nougat

1. Noun. A confection of honey or sugar and roasted nuts, often with other ingredients. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nougat

1. a chewy candy [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nougat

notrumps
notself
notspot
notspots
nott
notturni
notturno
notum
notwheat
notwithstanding
notwithstanding clause
notwithstanding clauses
notâ
nouch
nouches
nougat (current term)
nougat bar
nougatine
nougats
nought
nought-withstanding
nought withstanding
noughted
noughth
noughting
noughts
noughts and crosses
noughtwithstanding
noul
nould

Literary usage of Nougat

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"Peanut nougat. 1 Ib. sugar. 1 quart peanuts. Shell, remove skins, and finely chop ... Pour over one pound sugar, melted as for Peanut nougat. Mark in bars. ..."

2. The Dessert Book: A Complete Manual from the Best American and Foreign (1872)
"ORDINARY nougat. INGREDIENTS : i lb. of shred almonds dried, ... As each mould is so lined, cut the edges level before the nougat becomes quite cold; ..."

3. The Gastronomic Regenerator: A Simplified and Entirely New System of Cookery by Alexis Soyer (1847)
"... which dress upon the dish you intend serving the nougat on, in pyramid, place some very fine strawberries upon it and the nougat over, ..."

4. Mary Elizabeth's War Time Recipes, Containing ... Recipes for Wheatless by Mary Elizabeth (1918)
"HONEY nougat nougat is made in two batches. The first one can be made the day before the other, or a double batch can be made and half of it be kept on hand ..."

5. Domestic Science by Bertha J. Hoisington Austin (1914)
"Materials used: 1 lb sugar Lesson XXVIII PEANUT nougat 1 Ib. granulated sugar = 2 c. ... Pour nougat into the tin. 10. Let cool and cut in squares. ..."

6. The Century Cook Book by Mary Ronald (1895)
"nougat No. 2 (For Molding) Put two cupfuls of granulated sugar into a saucepan ... Cut the sheet of nougat into pieces of the right size and press them into ..."

7. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"... Kisses—Cough Candy — Cream Candies of Different Sorts—Fudges—Maple Fudge—Molasses Candy with Nuts—nougat—Peanut Candy—Pralines—Popcorn Wafers—Chestnuts ..."

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