Nougat

noun

1. A confection made from a sugar or honey paste into which nuts are mixed.
2. A confection made usually of chopped almonds and pistachio-nuts embedded in a sweet paste.
3. A cake, sweetmeat, or confection made with almonds or other nuts.
4. A confection of honey or sugar and roasted nuts, often with other ingredients.
5. nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste