nougat
der Nougat, die Nougats
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nougat
A sweet mixture made mainly from sugar, roasted nuts (such as almonds or hazelnuts), and often also beaten egg whites or cocoa butter. Nougat is eaten as a filling for pralines, in chocolate, or as a sweet in its own right.
Diese Pralinen sind mit einem cremigen Haselnuss-Nougat gefüllt.
These pralines are filled with a creamy hazelnut nougat.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Nougats |
| genitive | des Nougats |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Nougat | die Nougats |
| accusative | den Nougat | die Nougats |
| dative | dem Nougat | den Nougats |
| genitive | des Nougats | der Nougats |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Since 'Nougat' (nougat) is a loanword from French, it is also pronounced in the French way. The 't' at the end is silent, and the stress is on the second syllable: [nuˈɡaː].
Ich hätte gern ein Eis mit Schokolade und Nougat.
I would like an ice cream with chocolate and nougat.
'Nougat' (nougat) is often a component of other sweets. Therefore, you often find it in compound words like 'Nougat-Creme' (nougat spread), 'Nougat-Praline' (nougat praline), or as a description like 'mit Nougat gefüllt' (filled with nougat).
Zum Frühstück esse ich am liebsten Brot mit Nougat-Creme.
For breakfast, my favorite thing to eat is bread with nougat spread.
When people in Germany talk about 'Nougat' (nougat), they usually mean a soft, dark hazelnut mixture. This differs from the often hard, white nougat with almonds that is typical in other countries (e.g., France or Italy).
Der Kuchen hat eine leckere Schicht aus dunklem Nougat.
The cake has a delicious layer of dark nougat.
