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
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
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012