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penoche

penoche

9.9
A soft sweet made from brown sugar, butter, and milk often with nuts
  • noun
  • /pəˈnoʊtʃ/
  • US
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  • Would you like some penoche with walnuts for dessert tonight?

Examples

  • My grandmother always made penoche for the holidays, using her secret recipe.

  • They sold homemade penoche at the church bake sale.

  • I love to eat penoche during the holidays.

  • Can you make penoche for the school bake sale?

  • My grandmother always made penoche for the holidays, using her secret recipe.

  • They sold homemade penoche at the church bake sale.

  • Would you like some penoche with walnuts for dessert tonight?

Synonyms

fudge
vspenoche
92 1.0

A soft sweet candy made from sugar and butter

is a specific brown sugar version often with nuts rather than the general candy
panoche
vspenoche
  • US
9.9

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

is the same in meaning but differs only in spelling variant
panocha
vspenoche
  • US
9.9

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

is the general name without the regional usage note
penuche
vspenoche
  • US
9.9

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

focuses on the same ingredients without stressing caramel flavor

Surface Forms

penoche singular
penoches plural

Etymology

Penoche probably comes from Spanish or Portuguese words like panocha or panoche, which mean 'brown sugar', so a helpful way to remember it is that the name points to its main ingredient. That's why penoche means a soft brown-sugar candy or 'fudge', often made with butter and nuts.