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panocha

[puh-noh-chuh]
noun
  1. Also penuche. a coarse grade of sugar made in Mexico.
  2. penuche(def 1).
  3. 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

1840–50; < Mexican Spanish; compare Spanish panocha, variant of panoja ‘ear of grain, panicle’ < Latin pānucula, pānicula; see panicle
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Historical Examples

  • 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.

British Dictionary definitions for panoche

panocha

penuche

noun
  1. a coarse grade of sugar made in Mexico
  2. (in the US) a sweet made from brown sugar and milk, often with chopped nuts
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Word Origin

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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