panocha
[ puh-noh-chuh ]
/ pəˈnoʊ tʃə /
noun
Also penuche.
a coarse grade of sugar made in Mexico.
Slang: Vulgar.
(especially among Mexican Americans) the vulva.
Also
pa·no·che
[puh-noh-chee] /pəˈnoʊ tʃi/
for defs 1, 2.
Origin of panocha
1840–50; < Mexican Spanish; compare Spanish
panocha, variant of
panoja ‘ear of grain, panicle’ < Latin
pānucula, pānicula; see
panicle
Words nearby panocha
pannini,
pannonia,
pannose,
pannus,
panoan,
panocha,
panofsky,
panophthalmia,
panoply,
panoptic,
panopticon
Example sentences from the Web for panocha
Maize, rice, sugar (cane and panocha), and wheat are grown for home consumption.
Commercial Geography |Jacques W. RedwayPanocha, a dark Mexican sugar made into cakes, was also vended by native women.
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913 |Harris Newmark
British Dictionary definitions for panocha
panocha
penuche
/ (pəˈnəʊtʃə) /
noun
a coarse grade of sugar made in Mexico
(in the US) a sweet made from brown sugar and milk, often with chopped nuts
Word Origin for panocha
Mexican Spanish, diminutive of Spanish
pan bread, from Latin
pānis