qui·noa

[keen-wah, kee-noh-uh]
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.
Also, quinua.


Origin:
1615–25; < Spanish < Quechua kinua, kinoa

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quinoa (ˈkiːnəʊə, kwɪˈnəʊə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a grain high in nutrients traditionally grown as a staple food high in the Andes
 
[Spanish]

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
Combine quinoa and water in an uncovered small pot and bring to a boil.
For example, seasoned quinoa may replace plain white rice.
Any mix of seafood works well in this chewy-tender stew, which pairs
  beautifully atop nutritious quinoa.
Turn down heat to let the quinoa simmer until all the water is dissolved.
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