ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noyau

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Noyau is a noun meaning A French liqueur made at Poissy in north central France from brandy and flavoured with almonds and the pits of apricots.

Meaning

A French liqueur made at Poissy in north central France from brandy and flavoured with almonds and the pits of apricots.

More Meanings

  1. (ethology, countable) A small nucleus or core group of people or animals.

Example Sentences

This "noyau" pattern is found among various nocturnal strepsirrhines.
His coffee was excellent, and then came a case of liqueurs, noyau both white and red, etc.
The orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) also exhibits the noyau system and appears to be the only diurnal primate with a largely solitary lifestyle.
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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