Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.