candy vs nougat

nougat vs candy

candy and nougat both are nouns.

candy is a verb but nougat is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
candy	Yes	No	Yes	No
nougat	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nougat is a hyponym of candy; that is, nougat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than candy:

candy: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
nougat: nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste

Other hyponyms of candy include candy bar, carob bar, hard candy, brandyball, patty, bonbon, brittle, toffee, toffy, butterscotch, candy cane, candy corn, caramel, candyfloss, cotton candy, spun sugar, dragee, dragee, fondant, fudge, gumdrop, honey crisp, mint, mint candy, horehound, jelly bean, jelly egg, candy kiss, kiss, licorice, liquorice, Life Saver, all-day sucker, lollipop, sucker, lozenge, marshmallow, marchpane, marzipan, nougat bar, nut bar, peanut bar, popcorn ball, praline, rock candy, rock, rock candy, sugar candy, sugarplum, taffy, chocolate truffle, truffle, Turkish Delight, Easter egg.

candy (noun)	nougat (noun)
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts	nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste

candy (verb)	nougat (verb)
coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

Difference between candy and nougat

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