What Panucho means
Panucho is a Mexican antojito name of Spanish origin meaning "stuffed fried tortilla". It is built from Spanish pan (bread) and -ucho (dismissive suffix). It is pronounced pah-NOO-choh, and it is most associated with Yucatán.
Etymology contested. Wiktionary reads it as Spanish pan plus the pejorative -ucho; Yucatecan tradition instead credits a cook remembered as Don Ucho. Neither is documented.
About this origin. The etymology is uncertain, disputed, or the name is a modern brand rather than an old word. The reading above is the best-supported one; food writing repeats stories that the dictionaries do not confirm.
This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: Antojito means "little craving". These are the masa-based street foods named for their shape more often than their filling: a sope is a small mound, a huarache is a sandal, a gordita is a fat little one, a tlacoyo is an oval patty.
