noyau

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noyau

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Borrowed from French noyau, from Middle French noyau, from Old French noel, from either Early Medieval Latin nōdellus (“buckle”) or Late Latin nucālis (“nut-like”). Doublet of newel and noil.

noun noyaus · noyaux

countable, uncountable A French liqueur made at Poissy in north central France from brandy and flavoured with almonds and the pits of apricots. His coffee was excellent, and then came a case of liqueurs, noyau both white and red, etc.
countable A small nucleus or core group of people or animals. Borders are violated by hungering males and famished females, and the ordered animosities of the noyau give way to a saturnalia of sexual adventure.

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@misc{noyau_2026,
  title = {noyau},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/noyau},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}