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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.

Nearby words

  1. pannose,
  2. pannosely,
  3. pannus,
  4. pano,
  5. panoan,
  6. panoche,
  7. panofsky,
  8. panofsky, erwin,
  9. panophthalmia,
  10. panoply
Also pa·no·che [puh-noh-chee] /pəˈnoʊ tʃi/ for defs 1, 2.

Origin of panocha

1840–50; < Mexican Spanish; compare Spanish panocha, variant of panoja ‘ear of grain, panicle’ < Latin pānucula, pānicula; see panicle
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Examples from the Web for panoche

  • 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

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for panoche

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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Word Origin and History for panoche

panocha

n.

also panoche, 1847, from American Spanish panocha "brown sugar," perhaps ultimately from Latin panucula "tuft," diminutive of panus "tuft, swelling; ear of millet" (see panic (n.2)).

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