Definition of "nougat" []

• A confection made from a sugar or honey paste into which nuts are mixed. (noun)

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• "So I should have just gotten the nougat, but the nougat was the reach flavor to the gianduja standby."
• "Very good with cream cake, and also with strawberry nougat, which is quite sweet and still fruity."
• "-- The confection known as nougat consists usually of a paste filled with chopped nuts."