ˈnügət, usu -əd.+V; -ˌgä noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Provençal, from Old Provençal nogat, from noga nut (from Latin nuc-, nux ) + -at -ate; akin to Old English hnutu nut — more at nut
: a confection made by mixing nuts or sometimes fruit pieces in a sugar paste whose composition is varied to give either a chewy or a brittle consistency