panocha
[ puh-noh-chuh ]
/ pəˈnoʊ tʃə /
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noun
Also penuche . a coarse grade of sugar made in Mexico.
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 BowenSome 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 LumholtzOf 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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