quinoa
/ˈkiːn.wɑː/ · noun
Meaning
- A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.
- The high-protein dried fruits and seeds of this plant, used as a food staple and ground into flour.
Etymology / origin
Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa.
- kinwa(Quechua)→
- quinua(Spanish)→
- quinoa (English)
- Relations: bor, der
Related words
Descendant words
- kinoa(Finnish) (bor)
- kvinoa(Finnish) (bor)
- کنوه(Pashto) (bor)
- cwinoa(Welsh) (bor)
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