"noyau" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: noyaus [plural], noyaux [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French noyau. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|noyau}} French noyau Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|noyaux}} noyau (countable and uncountable, plural noyaus or noyaux)
  1. A French liqueur made at Poissy in north central France from brandy and flavoured with almonds and the pits of apricots. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ethology, Liqueurs
    Sense id: en-noyau-en-noun-XOA9t8JO Disambiguation of Ethology: 50 50 Disambiguation of Liqueurs: 88 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 75 25
  2. (ethology, countable) A small nucleus or core group of people or animals. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Ethology, Ethology
    Sense id: en-noyau-en-noun-w6anUoSN Disambiguation of Ethology: 50 50

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