/pəˈnəʊtʃə/, U.S. /pəˈnoʊtʃə/, 1800s– panoche, 1800s– penochi, 1800s– pinoche, 1900s– penoche Brit. /pᵻˈnəʊtʃi/, U.S. /pəˈnoʊtʃi/, 1900s– penuche, 1900s– penuchi. penuchen.
/pᵻˈnuːtʃi/, U.S. /pəˈnutʃi//pəˈnəʊtʃə/, U.S. /pəˈnoʊtʃə/, 1800s– panoche, 1800s– penochi, 1800s– pinoche, 1900s– penoche Brit. /pᵻˈnəʊtʃi/, U.S. /pəˈnoʊtʃi/, 1900s– penuche, 1900s– penuchi. Originally and chiefly U.S.
1. A kind of coarse brown sugar used esp. in Mexico.
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the world > food and drink > food > additive > sweetener > [noun] > sugar > unrefined or brown sugar
red sugar?a1425
black sugarc1430
panele1562
Canary sugar1568
soft sugar1581
muscovado1592
moist sugar1604
cassonade1657
brown sugar1704
bastard1766
Lisbon1767
bastard sugar1785
moist1809
sand1819
panela1830
piloncillo1844
pilonci1845
penuche1847
1847 Californian 10 Apr. 3/2 The cargo consists of 180 bales..of Mexican Sugar; 30 Packages Panoche and one Bale of Zarapies.
1881 H. T. Williams Pacific Tourist 300/2 The ordinary brown sugar (panoche) of the Mexicans is also obtained from this plant.
1936 J. A. McKenna Black Range Tales 52 With ten pounds of jerky, a cone of penoche or pressed brown sugar, and a serape, or gray blanket, a Mexican is fitted for a trip of several hundred miles through the mountains.
1970 J. Toland Rising Sun xi. 298 Weeping people..tried to throw the prisoners boiled eggs, fried chicken wrapped in banana leaves or pieces of panocha (hard brown sugar).
1992 Jrnl. Lat. Amer. Stud. 35 Thus, panela (also known in Mexico as piloncillo, panocha, and chancaca) is a semi-crystalline substance.
2. A kind of sweet similar to fudge, made with brown sugar, butter, milk or cream, and (usually) nuts. More fully penuche fudge. Also figurative.
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > fudge
tablet1736
penuche1872
chocolate fudge1892
fudge1896
1872 Rep. Indian Affairs 1871 (U.S.) 359 I doubt the good policy of issuing bread, and at times candy (panoche), to the pupils.
1924 I. C. B. Allen Mrs. Allen on Cooking 280 Penuche Sandwiches. Follow the directions given in the preceding recipe, substituting for the fudge penuche made according to the recipe in this book.
1952 J. Steinbeck East of Eden xix. 226 Faye twisted around in her chair to reach a piece of brown panocha studded with walnuts.
1976 Publishers Weekly 29 Mar. 59/3 With its story of aggressive hatred.., murder attempts.., and a love interest as well, it's a well-iced piece of penuche.
1997 Herald (Rock Hill, S. Carolina) (Nexis) 12 Nov. 1 c Catherine Campbell of Rock Hill is looking for a penuche fudge recipe.
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penuche frosting n.
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1935 Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 23 Aug. 17/2 Penoche Frosting For Any Cake.
2001 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 16 Dec. xiii. 6 Remove the layer cakes from the pans. Cool thoroughly on the racks. Frost with Penuche Frosting.
penuche icing n.
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1924 I. B. Allen Mrs. Allen on Cooking, Menus, Service xxx. 743 Penuche Icing... 2 cupfuls brown sugar... 1 tablespoon butter [etc.].
2003 Miami Herald (Nexis) 24 Aug. k4 My mother made spice cake, from a mix, and penuche icing from scratch.
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penuche-dipped adj.
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1930 Sunset Dec. 30/2 At lower left are seen fondant-dipped and penoche-dipped figs and prunes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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