noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Australian, New-Zealand:/ˈnuːɡɑː/
UK:/ˈnʌɡɪt/
UK:/ˈnuːɡɑː/
Canada, US:no͞oʹgu̇t
Canada, US:/ˈnuɡət/
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rhymes with (UK, General Australian, New Zealand) -uːɡɑ
rhymes with (UK) -ʌɡɪt
1
noun
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A piece of this mixture, typically eaten as a confection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: candy, confect
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
63 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
نُوغَة
(nūḡa)
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Arabic:
ناطف
(nāṭif)
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Arabic:
قُبَّيْط
(qubbayṭ)
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Arabic:
گز
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Armenian:
նուգա
(nuga)
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Basque:
nogat
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Bulgarian:
нуга
(nuga)
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Catalan:
nogat
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Chinese Mandarin:
牛軋糖 /牛轧糖
(niúzhátáng, niúgátáng)
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Czech:
nugát
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Danish:
nougat
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Dutch:
noga
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Dutch:
nougat
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Esperanto:
nugato
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Estonian:
nugat
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Faroese:
nugga
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Finnish:
nougat
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Finnish:
nugaa
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
French:
nougat
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
French:
nougatine
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
German:
Nougat
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Greek:
μαντολάτο
(mantoláto)
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Hebrew:
נוגט
(núgat)
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Hindi:
नूगा
(nūgā)
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Hungarian:
nugát
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Italian:
torrone
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Italian:
mandorlato
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Japanese:
ヌガー
(nugā)
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Korean:
누가
(nuga)
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Latin:
nucatum
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Latvian:
nuga
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Lithuanian:
nuga
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Macedonian:
ну́гат
(núgat)
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Malay:
nugat
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Maltese:
qubbajt
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Norwegian Bokmål:
nougat
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Norwegian Bokmål:
nugat
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nougat
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nugat
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Occitan:
nogat
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Persian:
نوقا
(nuga)
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Persian:
گز
(gaz)
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Persian:
لوکا
(loka)
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Polish:
nugat
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Portuguese:
nogado
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Portuguese:
nougat
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Portuguese:
torrone
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Portuguese:
mandolate
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Romanian:
nuga
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Russian:
нуга́
(nugá)
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Serbo-Croatian:
mandulat
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Sicilian:
cubbàita
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Sicilian:
cupeta.
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Slovak:
nugát
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Slovene:
nugat
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Spanish:
turrón francés
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Spanish:
nuégado
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Swedish:
nougat
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Thai:
ตังเม
(dtang-mee)
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Thai:
แตงเม
(dtɛɛng-mee)
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Vietnamese:
kẹo nu-ga
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Welsh:
nyget
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
Yiddish:
נוגאַט
(nugat)
— a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron