Meaning of Panocha (What is it, Concept and Definition)

What is Panocha:

Panocha is a word that has different meanings, especially depending on the geographical region where we are.You can refer to a ear , to a sugar cane candy , to a sweet bread , to a pie , to the female genital organs , or you can be a way of referring to what belongs to the region of Murcia, in Spain.

The word, as such, comes from the vulgar Latin panucŭla , which in turn derives from the Latin panicŭla , diminutive of the Latin word panus , which means 'cob of yarn'.

In this sense, as panocha the Spaniards designate the cob , be it corn, panizo or millet.

Also, in Spain , panocha or panocho is an adjective used to refer to what belongs to or relative to Murcia.By extension, so too n the inhabitants of Murcia and their dialect are called.

In Latin America , meanwhile, panocha also means different things.

In Mexico , for example, more specifically in the northwest of the country, piloncillo is known as panocha , that is, sugar cane candy ground and processed, with which conical breads are made for sale.The most famous panochas are those of the town of Guadalupe de Ures, in the state of Sonora.As such, the pancakes are used for the preparation of various desserts, such as coyota, sweet pumpkin candy, pipitorias, etc.

On the other hand, in United States , more precisely in the state of New Mexico, the pancake is a type of dessert made from sprouted wheat and piloncillo, and is traditionally eaten during Lent.

In Colombia , panocha is a sweet bread made with wheat flour, sugar and fat, which inside is filled with a sweet prepared from a mixture of sugar, coconut and cheese.It is typical of the Colombian coast.

In Costa Rica , a panocha is a empanada , consisting of bread dough and stuffing.

In the rest of the Latin American countries, from Mexico , through Central America and the Caribbean, and including South American countries, such as Colombia, Venezuela, Peru and Chile, panocha is a name given colloquially to the female genital organ .

An example of its use is found in this passage from the novel Chronicle of a death foretold , from Colombian Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nobel Prize for Literature: “I grab all the panocha ,” Divina Flor told me.“It was what I always did when I was alone in the corners of the house, but that day I didn't I felt the usual scare but a horrible desire to cry.”