Noyau

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Noyau \Noy`au"\, n. [F., prop., the stone or nut of a fruit, fr.
     L. nucalis like a nut. See {Newel} a post.]
     A cordial of brandy, etc., flavored with the kernel of the
     bitter almond, or of the peach stone, etc.
     [1913 Webster]