nougat
See also: Nougat
English
WOTD – 30 August 2010
Etymology
From French nougat, from Occitan nogat, from noga (“nut”), from Latin nux (“nut”). Compare Spanish nuégado.
Pronunciation
- (General Australian, General New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈnuːɡɑː/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnʌɡɪt/, /ˈnuːɡɑː/
- (US, Canada) enPR: no͞oʹgu̇t IPA(key): /ˈnuɡət/
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Noun
nougat (countable and uncountable, plural nougats)
- A confection of honey or sugar and roasted nuts, often with other ingredients.
Translations
a confection of honey and roasted nuts
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See also
Finnish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnuɡɑː/, [ˈnuɡɑː]
Usage notes
As the inflection looks awkward, it may sometimes be advisable to use the Finnicized form nugaa (“nougat”).
Declension
| Inflection of nougat (Kotus type 22/parfait, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nougat | nougat’t | |
| genitive | nougat’n | nougat’iden nougat’itten | |
| partitive | nougat’ta | nougat’ita | |
| illative | nougat’han | nougat’ihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | nougat | nougat’t | |
| accusative | nom. | nougat | nougat’t |
| gen. | nougat’n | ||
| genitive | nougat’n | nougat’iden nougat’itten | |
| partitive | nougat’ta | nougat’ita | |
| inessive | nougat’ssa | nougat’issa | |
| elative | nougat’sta | nougat’ista | |
| illative | nougat’han | nougat’ihin | |
| adessive | nougat’lla | nougat’illa | |
| ablative | nougat’lta | nougat’ilta | |
| allative | nougat’lle | nougat’ille | |
| essive | nougat’na | nougat’ina | |
| translative | nougat’ksi | nougat’iksi | |
| instructive | — | nougat’in | |
| abessive | nougat’tta | nougat’itta | |
| comitative | — | nougat’ineen | |
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nu.ɡa/
Further reading
- “nougat” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Portuguese
Swedish
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