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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
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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.]
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