nougat
noun
nou·gat ˈnü-gət 
especially British -ˌgä
: a confection of nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Originally created in a Scottish chip shop -- supposedly as a dare -- a frozen Mars Bar (a chocolate, nougat and caramel candy bar) is dipped in thick batter and fried just until the chocolate is gooey and slightly melted. 
Casey Barber, CNN, 18 May 2022 That tango between the sweet and woody notes brought out the rich sensations of honey, chocolate and nougat. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 4 May 2022 The house has honoured Joseph Krug’s vision of creating a ‘best champagne’ every year since the mid 1800s, and this vivacious citrus-meets-nougat Cuvée is no different. Lela London, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 Some of the unique flavor notes include candy corn, honey nougat, and sweet corn bread biscuits. Chris Hachey, BGR, 26 Mar. 2022 Also available, of course, is Stuckey’s grandmother’s pecan log roll, a cylinder of nougat and maraschino cherries coated with caramel and pecan pieces. Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022 Most Americans think of nougat as the cloying center of a Three Musketeers bar, but Sugoi’s is elevated — and complicated. Lisa Futterman, chicagotribune.com, 2 Feb. 2022 The consistency of the candy should be between a caramel and a nougat. Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2022 Distilled three times in a copper pot using Alpine water and four rye varieties, this smooth Austrian vodka has a nougat flavor that develops to tasty spice. Betsy Andrews, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2021 See More
Casey Barber, CNN, 18 May 2022 That tango between the sweet and woody notes brought out the rich sensations of honey, chocolate and nougat. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 4 May 2022 The house has honoured Joseph Krug’s vision of creating a ‘best champagne’ every year since the mid 1800s, and this vivacious citrus-meets-nougat Cuvée is no different. Lela London, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 Some of the unique flavor notes include candy corn, honey nougat, and sweet corn bread biscuits. Chris Hachey, BGR, 26 Mar. 2022 Also available, of course, is Stuckey’s grandmother’s pecan log roll, a cylinder of nougat and maraschino cherries coated with caramel and pecan pieces. Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022 Most Americans think of nougat as the cloying center of a Three Musketeers bar, but Sugoi’s is elevated — and complicated. Lisa Futterman, chicagotribune.com, 2 Feb. 2022 The consistency of the candy should be between a caramel and a nougat. Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2022 Distilled three times in a copper pot using Alpine water and four rye varieties, this smooth Austrian vodka has a nougat flavor that develops to tasty spice. Betsy Andrews, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
French, from Occitan, from Old Occitan nogat, from noga nut, from Vulgar Latin *nuca, from Latin nuc-, nux — more at nut
First Known Use
1827, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
nougat
noun
nou·gat ˈnü-gət
: a candy consisting of a sugar paste with nuts or fruit pieces