nougat

noun

Etymology: From French nougat, from Occitan nogat, from noga (“nut”), ultimately from Latin nux (“nut”) + -atus (“-ate, forming adjectives and substantives having or resembling some thing or trait”). Compare Spanish nuégado.

1. A mixture consisting of egg white and a sweetener, variously mixed with (in western Europe) almonds or (in eastern Europe) hazelnuts or (in US) used without nuts as a filler in candy bars.

   “Cake Nogat: This nogat may be made in moulds, or square pieces.”

   “[…](being twenty four and never screwed but in her soft nougat thighs)[…]”

2. A piece of this mixture, typically eaten as a confection.

   “When you make a nougat of large dimensions, put in the almonds a few at a time.”