nougat

See also: Nougat

English

WOTD – 30 August 2010

Raw nougat being whipped at the Palais des Bonbons et du Nougat in Montélimar, France

Two bars of French-style nougat

Hazelnut-based nougat in Germany

American (left) and British (right) versions of the same nougat-filled candy bar

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 (AU) (file)
Rhymes: (UK, General Australian, New Zealand) -uːɡɑ, (UK) -ʌɡɪt

Noun

nougat (countable and uncountable, plural nougats)

(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:
  […] it helps that Snickers offers the holy trinity of confection: nougat, caramel and peanuts […]
(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

Viennese nougat

Derived terms

white nougat

Descendants

→ Cantonese: 鳥結糖／鸟结糖 (niu⁵ git³ tong^4-2)
- → Wu: 鳥結糖／鸟结糖 (⁵gniau-ciq-daon)
→ Welsh: nyget
→ Wu: 牛軋糖／牛轧糖 (⁶gnieu-gaq-daon)
- → Hakka: 牛軋糖／牛轧糖 (ngiù-kâ-thòng)
- → Mandarin: 牛軋糖／牛轧糖 (niúzhátáng, niúgátáng)

Translations

a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts

Arabic: نُوغَة f (nūḡa)
Gulf Arabic: گز
Armenian: նուգա (hy) (nuga)
Basque: nogat
Breton: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: нуга f (nuga)
Catalan: nogat m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 牛軋糖／牛轧糖 (zh) (niúzhátáng, niúgátáng)
Czech: nugát
Danish: nougat (da) c
Dutch: noga (nl) m, nougat (nl) m
Esperanto: nugato
Estonian: nugat
Faroese: nugga n
Finnish: nougat (fi), nugaa (fi)
French: nougat (fr) m, nougatine (fr) f
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Nougat (de) m or n
Greek: μαντολάτο (el) n (mantoláto)
Hebrew: נוגט (he) f (núgat)
Hungarian: nugát (hu)
Icelandic: please add this translation if you can
Italian: torrone (it) m, mandorlato (it) m
Japanese: ヌガー (nugā)
Korean: 누가 (nuga)
Latin: nucatum
Latvian: nuga f
Lithuanian: nuga f
Macedonian: ну́гат m (núgat)
Malay: nugat
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nougat m, nugat m

Nynorsk: nougat m, nugat m
Occitan: nogat m
Polish: nugat (pl) m
Portuguese: nogado m, nougat (pt) m
Romanian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: нуга́ (ru) f (nugá)
Slovak: nugát
Slovene: nugat
Spanish: turrón francés m, nuégado m
Swedish: nougat (sv)
Thai: ตังเม (th) (dtang-mee), แตงเม (th) (dtɛɛng-mee) (rare)
Vietnamese: kẹo nu-ga
Welsh: nyget m
Yiddish: נוגאַט m (nugat)

References

“nougat, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2020.
Ragusea, Adam. "What Is Nougat and Why Is It in Every Candy Bar?", YouTube, 9 June 2020.

Anagrams

toguna

Danish

Noun

nougat

brown nougat, Viennese nougat

Finnish

Alternative forms

nugaa

Etymology

From French nougat.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnuɡɑː/, [ˈnuɡɑ̝ː]

Noun

nougat

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
accusative	gen.	nougat’n	nougat’t
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
accusative	gen.	nougat’ni	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
accusative	gen.	nougat’si	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
accusative	gen.	nougat’mme	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
accusative	gen.	nougat’nne	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
accusative	gen.	nougat’nsa	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

Anagrams

guanot

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nu.ɡa/
Audio (file)

Noun

nougat m (plural nougats)

nougat

Descendants

→ Arabic: نُوغَة (nūḡa)
→ Armenian: նուգա (nuga)
→ Bulgarian: нуга (nuga)
→ Danish: nougat
→ Dutch: nougat
→ English: nougat (see there for further descendants)
→ Esperanto: nugato
→ Finnish: nugaa, nougat
→ Faroese: nugga
→ German: Nougat
→ Hebrew: נוגט (núgat)
→ Hungarian: nugát
→ Japanese: ヌガー (nugā)
→ Korean: 누가 (nuga)
→ New Latin: nucatum
→ Malay: nugat
→ Norwegian Bokmål: nugat, nougat
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: nugat, nougat
→ Polish: nugat
→ Portuguese: nougat
→ Russian: нуга́ (nugá)
→ Swedish: nougat
→ Vietnamese: nu-ga

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

nugat

Etymology

From French nougat.

Noun

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

nougat

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

nugat

Etymology

From French nougat.

Noun

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

nougat

Portuguese

Noun

nougat m (plural nougats)

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

Swedish

Etymology

From French nougat.

Noun

nougat c

nougat

Declension

Declension of nougat
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	nougat	nougaten	nougater	nougaterna
Genitive	nougats	nougatens	nougaters	nougaternas

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nougat

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

See also

References

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

See also

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Usage notes

Declension

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Noun

Descendants

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Portuguese

Noun

Swedish

Etymology

Noun

Declension