Main Entry:

nou·gat

Pronunciation:

\ˈnü-gət, especially British -ˌgä\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, from Occitan, from Old Occitan nogat, from noga nut, from Vulgar Latin *nuca, from Latin nuc-, nux — more at nut

Date:

1827

: a confection of nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste