QUINOA


Meaning of QUINOA in English

kēˈnōə noun

or qui·nua ˈkēnˌwä

( -s )

Etymology: Spanish, from Quechua quinua

1. : a pigweed ( Chenopodium quinoa ) of the high Andes of So. America

2. : the seeds of the quinoa plant that are ground for food and widely used as a cereal in Peru

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