1. a coarse brown sugar made from sugarcane juice
Usage: Mexican cuisine
2. a type of candy or confection made with brown sugar and nuts
Usage: Mexican cuisine

Examples

• The recipe called for panocha instead of regular white sugar.
• She bought panocha at the Mexican market for making traditional sweets.
• The panocha gave the dessert a rich, molasses-like flavor.
• Abuela always used panocha when making her famous flan.
• The candy shop sold panocha with pecans and almonds.
• Panocha is often sold in cone-shaped blocks at Latin American stores.