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nougat

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈnuːɡɑː/
  • UK: /ˈnʌɡɪt/
  • UK: /ˈnuːɡɑː/
  • Canada, US: no͞oʹgu̇t
  • Canada, US: /ˈnuɡət/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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