WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pe•nu•che
(pə no̅o̅′chē),USA pronunciation n.
- Dialect Terms, FoodAlso, panocha. [Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S.]a fudgelike candy made of brown sugar, butter, and milk, usually with nuts.
- panocha (def. 1).
- variant of panocha 1840–50, American.
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