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Quinoa - 3 dictionary results

qui⋅noa

[keen-wah, kee-noh-uh]
–noun
a 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.


Origin:
1615–25; < Sp < Quechua kinua, kinoa
qui·no·a   (kĭ-nō'ə, kēn'wä)   
n.  
  1. A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.
  2. The high-protein dried fruits and seeds of this plant, used as a food staple and ground into flour.

[American Spanish quínoa, from Quechua kinua, kinoa.]

Quinoa

Qui*no"a\, n. The seeds of a kind of goosewort (Chenopodium Quinoa), used in Chili and Peru for making porridge or cakes; also, food thus made.
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