panela

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noun

An unrefined sugar product typical of Latin America, which is basically a solid piece of sucrose and fructose obtained from the boiling and evaporation of sugarcane.

OriginSpanish panela →
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Meanings

nounpanela (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn unrefined sugar product typical of Latin America, which is basically a solid piece of sucrose and fructose obtained from the boiling and evaporation of sugarcane.
  2. uncountableA white, fresh, and smooth Mexican cheese of pasteurized cow's milk similar to Indian paneer.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pilon

Origin

  1. Spanishpanela
  2. Englishpanela

Borrowed from Spanish panela.

More words from Spanish

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Translations

Catalan panela
  • panelaunrefined sugar product
French pain de vesou
  • pain de vesouunrefined sugar product
Portuguese rapadura
  • rapaduraunrefined sugar product
Spanish panela, piloncillo
  • panelaunrefined sugar product
  • piloncillounrefined sugar product
Vietnamese đường mía thô, đường thô
  • đường mía thôunrefined sugar product
  • đường thôunrefined sugar product
  • đường phênunrefined sugar product

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AlpenaPalena
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APA

panela. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panela

MLA

“panela.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panela. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panela,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panela.

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