Definition

Noun: 1. A type of confection or snack consisting of a paste made from nuts and sugar, typically spread on a pastry or cookie base and cut into rectangular bar shapes.

Usage

This term is used as a countable noun to refer to a specific item of food. It describes a prepared, often commercially sold, snack bar. * Example: "I bought a nut bar for a quick energy boost during the hike." * Example: "This recipe makes delicious homemade nut bars."

Advanced Usage

• The term can function as a compound modifier in noun phrases.
  • Example: "a nut-bar recipe," "nut-bar wrapper."

Variants and Related Words

• Energy bar / Granola bar: These are related snack bars that may contain nuts along with other ingredients like oats, dried fruit, or seeds. A "nut bar" specifically emphasizes nuts as the primary ingredient.
• Trail mix: A loose mixture of nuts, dried fruit, and sometimes chocolate, not formed into a bar.

Synonyms

• Nut square
• Nut slice

Notes on Different Meanings

• The term "nut bar" is a specific compound noun referring to food. Its meaning is not derived from the separate words "nut" (a fruit with a hard shell) and "bar" (a long piece or a place serving drinks) used independently. It is a fixed culinary term.

Noun

1. paste of nuts and sugar on a pastry base cut into bars