Panocha
Panocha, in New Mexico and southern Colorado, means a pudding made from ground sprouted wheat and piloncillo. It is traditionally eaten during Lent. The sprouted-wheat flour is called "panocha flour" or simply "panocha" as well.
In other regions, "panocha" can mean penuche or panuche. In the Philippines it means a kind of cane sugar produced by a crude milling process, like panela.
In Spanish slang, it is a taboo word for the vulva, a fact that has led to many deliberate and accidental puns.
In some regions of Spain (e.g. Aragon), "Una panocha de maiz" is an ear of corn.
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