quinoa

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkiːnəʊə/, /kwɪˈnəʊə/, /ˈkiː nwɑː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kēn′wä)


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qui•noa  (kēn′wä),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya tall crop plant, Chenopodium quinoa, of the goosefoot family, cultivated in Peru and Chile for its small, ivory-colored seed, which is used as a food staple.
Also, quinua. 
  • Quechua kinua, kinoa
  • Spanish
  • 1615–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
quinoa / ˈkiːnwɑː ˈkiːnəʊə/
  1. a grain high in nutrients traditionally grown as a staple food high in the Andes
Etymology: Spanish, from Quechua
'quinoa' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
quinua

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