penuche

[ puh-noo-chee ]

/ pəˈnu tʃi /

noun

Also panocha. Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. a fudgelike candy made of brown sugar, butter, and milk, usually with nuts.

panocha(def 1).

Nearby words

pentstemon, pentyl, pentyl acetate, pentyl group, pentylenetetrazol, penuche, penuchle, penult, penultima, penultimate, penumbra

Origin of penuche

1840–50, Americanism; variant of panocha

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British Dictionary definitions for penuche

penuche

/ (pəˈnuːtʃɪ) /

noun

a variant of panocha

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