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# nougat

noun (nougat — uncountable; a nougat, nougats)

«nougat» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A sweet made of sugar or honey, egg whites and nuts, either white and chewy or brown and crunchy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nougat/#m1)

### In the lessons

An everyday food word: nougat is found in chocolate bars and sold at Christmas in many countries (French nougat from Montélimar, Italian torrone, Spanish turrón).

### Examples

- Grandma brought back nougat from France. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nougat/#x1)
- This chocolate bar has a chewy nougat centre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nougat/#x2)
- Nougat is sticky, so brush your teeth after eating it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nougat/#x3)
- The white nougat was full of almonds and pistachios. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nougat/#x4)
- We bought a slab of nougat at the Christmas market. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nougat/#x5)
- Too much nougat is bad for your teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nougat/#x6)

### Note

Pronounced "NOO-gah" (UK/US) or "NUG-et" (UK, informal). Usually uncountable ("some nougat"); countable for single sweets. Not the same as "nugget" (a lump of gold or chicken).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «nougat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nougat/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nougat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nougat.html) on Mova free.