Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A coarse grade of Mexican sugar.
- n. Variants of penuche.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A coarse grade of sugar made in Mexico.
WordNet 3.0
- n. fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts
Etymologies
- American Spanish, probably from Spanish panoja, panocha, ear of grain, panicle, from Latin pānicula; see panicle.
Examples
“My advice: tell him your panocha is going to get manicured by the next hot Mexican gardener you meet, and he'll shape up pronto, because the only thing that'll motivate an hombre to do what a woman wants is the prospect of losing his gabacho to another wab.”
The Huffington Post: Gustavo Arellano: ¡ASK A MEXICAN!: Chivas and AIDS Tests
“In "Guadalupe Sex Goddess," Cisneros shockingly and explicitly compared her panocha to the Virgen's.”
The Huffington Post: Wendy Carrillo: El Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe: A Reflection
“I want to lift up her dress as I did my dolls, and look to see if she comes with chones, and does her panocha look like mine, and does she have dark nipples too?”
The Huffington Post: Wendy Carrillo: El Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe: A Reflection
“By 1731 Todos Santos was producing 200 burro-loads of panocha — raw brown sugar — annually, along with figs, pomegranates, citrus, and grapes.”
“As he wandered about viewing cactus syrup, sweet, brown panocha-candy, fruit, dried meat, blankets, saddles, Drew was again aware of the almost strident color of this country.”
“When news arrived that a ship was coming down the coast, elder sisters became very kind and attentive to younger brothers, who accepted panocha”
“Maize, rice, sugar (cane and panocha), and wheat are grown for home consumption.”
Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges
“These flesh tacos are so caliente, we can't help but praise that panocha.”
“- fermented to produce wine (locally known as tuba), alcohol and vinegar; made into syrup, sugar, jam, muscovado sugar (panocha) and starch.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘panocha’.
reesetee This would be good for all the toothless visitors to dontcry's porch. Jul 29, 2008
bilby *passes the fudge around* Jul 25, 2008