penuche
[p
uh
-
noo
-chee]
/pəˈnu tʃi/
noun
1.
Also,
panocha
.
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S.
a fudgelike candy made of brown sugar, butter, and milk, usually with nuts.
2.
panocha
(def 1).
Origin
1840-50,
Americanism; variant of
panocha
British Dictionary definitions for
penuche
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
penuche
/
pəˈnuːtʃɪ
/
noun
1.
a variant of
panocha