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单词 nougat
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nougatn.

Brit. /ˈnuːɡɑː/, /ˈnʌɡᵻt/, U.S. /ˈnuɡət/
Forms: 1800s nogat, 1800s– nougat.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French nougat.
Etymology: < French nougat (1750; 1694 as nouga ; late 16th cent. in Middle French as nogat , (plural) nogas ) < Occitan nougat (a1675), variant of Old Occitan, Occitan nogat < noga nut ( < classical Latin nuc- , nux nut: see nut n.1) + -at ( < classical Latin -ātum -at suffix). Compare Catalan nogat (a1450 in this sense; 1324 in sense ‘nut sauce’), Spanish nuégado (1429; compare nogada sauce made of nuts and spices (1495)), Portuguese nogada (17th cent.), nogado. N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (nūgā) /ˈnuːɡɑː/.
A confection made of egg white sweetened with sugar or honey and mixed with nuts (usually almonds) and sometimes pieces of fruit; a piece of this. Also figurative.
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > [noun] > nut confections
pinionade1329
butter of almonds?c1425
almond butter1502
almond comfit1569
sugar-almond1594
musk almond1675
praline1714
almond snow1723
almond1783
nougat1827
almond rock1841
burnt almond1850
pistachio candy1853
nougatine1868
noyau1899
gianduja1902
Montélimar1908
turron1918
1827 G. A. Jarrin Italian Confectioner (ed. 3) 24 Cake Nogat, This nogat may be made in moulds, or square pieces.
1846 French Domest. Cookery 235 When you make a nougat of large dimensions, put in the almonds a few at a time.
1853 A. Soyer Pantropheon 285 That learned and exquisite mixture now designated under the name of Nougat.
1884 H. James Atlantic Monthly May 623/1 I fasted all the way to Macon..except for the purchase of nougat at Montélimart (the place is famous for the manufacture of this confection, which, at the station, is hawked at the windows of the train).
1908 Daily Chron. 29 Jan. 6/7 In the factory he saw two men engaged in making nougat into two coppers.
1941 W. A. Percy Lanterns of Levee 9 She gave a house-warming, a large affair, with dancing and champagne and a nougat from New Orleans.
1972 G. M. Brown Greenvoe (1976) ii. 39 She came in with a tray of trifle or a bowl of nougats and peppermints.
1999 L. Lifshin Before it's Light 29 Being twenty-four and Never screwed but in my Soft nougat thighs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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