penuche

[ puh-noo-chee ]

noun

1. Also Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. a fudgelike candy made of brown sugar, butter, and milk, usually with nuts.
2. panocha ( def 1 ).

penuche

/ pəˈnuːtʃɪ /

noun

1. See panocha
   a variant of panocha

Word History and Origins

Origin of penuche¹

1840–50, Americanism; variant of panocha