: a confection of nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste
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We were not provided a sample to try yet, but the official tasting notes describe sweet cinnamon toast, fruit nougat, and candied nuts on the nose.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2025
Top with remaining 1/2 cup apples and 1/2 cup nougat bars.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
True, this area is so palpably pretty its image graces containers of chewy nougats and 1,000-piece brainteasers.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2025
The wine features aromas of peach, nectarine, almond nougat, and crushed wet stone.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2025
Top with remaining 1/2 cup apples and 1/2 cup nougat bars.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
True, this area is so palpably pretty its image graces containers of chewy nougats and 1,000-piece brainteasers.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2025
The wine features aromas of peach, nectarine, almond nougat, and crushed wet stone.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
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“Nougat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nougat. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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nougat
noun
nou·gat
ˈnü-gət 
: a candy of nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste
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