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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).

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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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British Dictionary definitions for penuche

penuche
/ (pəˈnuːtʃɪ) /

noun

a variant of panocha
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