panocha

[puh-noh-chuh] /pəˈnoʊ tʃə/
noun
1.
Also, penuche. a coarse grade of sugar made in Mexico.
2.
penuche (def 1).
3.
Slang: Vulgar. (especially among Mexican Americans) the vulva.
Also, panoche
[puh-noh-chee] /pəˈnoʊ tʃi/ (Show IPA), for defs 1, 2.
Origin
1840-50; < Mexican Spanish; compare Spanish panocha, variant of panoja ‘ear of grain, panicle’ < Latin pānucula, pānicula; see panicle
Examples from the web for panocha
  • Even panocha, of which they are now so fond, was declared to be the excrement of their new neighbors.
British Dictionary definitions for panocha

panocha

/pəˈnəʊtʃə/
noun
1.
a coarse grade of sugar made in Mexico
2.
(in the US) a sweet made from brown sugar and milk, often with chopped nuts
Word Origin
Mexican Spanish, diminutive of Spanish pan bread, from Latin pānis
Word Origin and History for panocha
n.

also panoche, 1847, from American Spanish panocha "brown sugar," perhaps ultimately from Latin panucula "tuft," diminutive of panus "tuft, swelling; ear of millet" (see panic (n.2)).