panocha

[ puh-noh-chuh ]

/ pəˈnoʊ tʃə /

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noun

Also penuche . a coarse grade of sugar made in Mexico.

penuche (def. 1).

Slang: Vulgar. (especially among Mexican Americans) the vulva.

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Also pa·no·che

[puh-noh-chee] /pəˈnoʊ tʃi/ for defs. 1, 2.

Origin of panocha

First recorded in 1840–50; from Mexican Spanish; compare Spanish panocha, variant of panoja “ear of grain, panicle,” from Latin pānucula, pānicula; see panicle

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How to use panocha in a sentence

They have a kind of food called panoche, and still another called tomales,—by mixing flour and meat in a powdered state.
America Discovered by the Welsh in 1170 A.D.|Benjamin Franklin Bowen
Some of them wanted to sell things that would come in handy, such as fowls or panoche (brown sugar).
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)|Carl Lumholtz
Of course, not much was to be gotten there, but we got what there was in the line of food stuffs, panoche (brown sugar) and corn.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)|Carl Lumholtz

British Dictionary definitions for panocha

panocha

penuche

/ (pəˈnəʊtʃə) /

noun

a coarse grade of sugar made in Mexico

(in the US) a sweet made from brown sugar and milk, often with chopped nuts

Word Origin for panocha

Mexican Spanish, diminutive of Spanish pan bread, from Latin pānis

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