quinoa
[ keen-wah, kee-noh-uh ]
/ ˈkin wɑ, kiˈnoʊ ə /
noun
a tall crop plant, Chenopodium quinoa, of the amaranth family, cultivated mainly in Peru, Bolivia, and Chile for its small, ivory-colored seed, which is used as a food staple.
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Also qui·nua [keen-wah] /ˈkin wɑ/ .
Origin of quinoa
1615–25; <Spanish <Quechua kinua, kinoa
Words nearby quinoa
quinine, quinine water, Quinn, quinnat salmon, quino-, quinoa, quinoid, quinoidine, quinol, quinoline, quinolone
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British Dictionary definitions for quinoa
quinoa
/ (ˈkiːnəʊə, kwɪˈnəʊə) /
noun
a grain high in nutrients traditionally grown as a staple food high in the Andes
Word Origin for quinoa
Spanish
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