penuche

[ puh-noo-chee ]

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

Origin of penuche

1
1840–50, Americanism; variant of panocha

Words Nearby penuche

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British Dictionary definitions for penuche

penuche

/ (pəˈnuːtʃɪ) /


noun
  1. a variant of panocha

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