Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A coarse grade of Mexican sugar.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A coarse grade of sugar made in Mexico.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[American Spanish, probably from Spanish panoja, panocha, ear of grain, panicle, from Latin pānicula; see panicle.]

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  • *passes the fudge around*

    July 25, 2008

  • This would be good for all the toothless visitors to dontcry's porch.

    July 29, 2008