What is Panocha in Mexico?

Definition: _n._ 1. Piloncillo, a cone-shaped, unrefined brown sugar made from evaporated sugar-cane juice.

_n._ 2. A sweet made with piloncillo, often flavored with cinnamon, peanuts or coconut, and used as candy or a stuffing for sweet pastries.

_v._ _refl_. To be over-ripe, past prime, to look withered.

From Náhuatl _panochtic_, "sweet".

Examples of usage:

* Me gusta la _panocha_ por su sabor _dulce_ y _carameloso_.

_I like _panocha_ because of its sweet and caramel taste._

* La _panocha_ se hace _hirviendo_ el _jugo_ de la _caña_ de _azúcar_.

_ _Panocha_ is made by boiling sugar-cane juice._

* La _panocha_ es un _ingrediente popular_ en muchos _postres mexicanos_, como las _enchiladas potosinas_ y los _buñuelos_.

_ _Panocha_ is a popular ingredient in many Mexican desserts, such as _enchiladas potosinas_ and _buñuelos._

* Cuando la _fruta_ se pone _panocha_ es porque ya está muy _madura_.

_When the fruit becomes _panocha_ it means it is very ripe._