penuche
[ puh-noo-chee ]
/ pəˈnu tʃi /
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noun
Also panocha. Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. a fudgelike candy made of brown sugar, butter, and milk, usually with nuts.
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Origin of penuche
1840–50, Americanism; variant of panocha
Words nearby penuche
pent-up, pentyl, pentyl acetate, pentylenetetrazol, pentyl group, penuche, penuchle, penult, penultimate, penumbra, penurious
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