QUINOA


Meaning of QUINOA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkēn-ˌwä, kē-ˈnō-ə ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish, from Quechua kinua

Date: 1625

: an annual herb ( Chenopodium quinoa ) of the goosefoot family that is native to the Andean highlands and is cultivated for its starchy seeds which are used as food and ground into flour ; also : its seeds

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