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panoche

panoche

9.9
A sweet soft candy made from brown sugar, butter, and milk, often with nuts
  • noun
  • /pəˈnoʊtʃ/
  • US
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  • My grandmother always makes delicious panoche for the holidays, filled with pecans and rich brown sugar.

Examples

  • The recipe called for brown sugar to give the panoche its distinctive caramel flavor.

  • We served slices of panoche with coffee after dinner last night.

  • I love to eat panoche during the holidays.

  • Have you ever tried panoche with nuts?

  • My grandmother always makes delicious panoche for the holidays, filled with pecans and rich brown sugar.

  • The recipe called for brown sugar to give the panoche its distinctive caramel flavor.

  • We served slices of panoche with coffee after dinner last night.

Synonyms

fudge
vspanoche
92 1.0

A soft sweet candy made from sugar and butter

is the same confection but specifically uses brown sugar and usually nuts
penoche
vspanoche
  • US
9.9

A soft sweet made from brown sugar, butter, and milk often with nuts

is the same treat but described as made with typical nuts
penuche
vspanoche
  • US
9.9

A sweet fudge made from brown sugar, butter, and milk, often with nuts and a caramel taste

is the same base but does not stress the caramel flavour
panocha
vspanoche
  • US
9.9

A soft sweet candy made with brown sugar and butter, often with nuts

is similar but is noted for regional popularity rather than general use

Surface Forms

panoche singular
panoches plural

Etymology

Panoche comes from Spanish panocha, a name for a sweet made from raw sugar or a small 'sugar cake', so imagine a lump of soft, brown sugar candy. That's why panoche today means a kind of 'fudge' or brown-sugar candy made with butter, milk and often nuts, and some people say the Spanish word goes back to a native Mexican word for 'sugar'.