quinoa

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English[edit]

Quinoa plants in Apurímac, Peru
Quinoa seeds

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkiːn.wɑː/, /kiːˈnəʊ.ə/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkinˌwɑ/, /kiˈnoʊ.ə/
  • Rhymes: (UK) -əʊə, (US) -oʊə

Noun[edit]

quinoa (countable and uncountable, plural quinoas)

  1. A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.
    • 1997, Derek B. Munro, Ernest Small, Vegetables of Canada, page 142:
      Chenopodium quinoa Will, (quinoa) is native to the Andes, and the seeds are a staple grain in parts of South America. The newly formed Canadian Quinoa Association anticipated growing about 400 ha of quinoa annually (Anonymous 1992e).
    • 1999 October, Lisa Turner, “Have fun exploring the land of unconventional grains”, in Better Nutrition, page 70:
      Quinoa was cultivated about 3,000 years ago in the Andes mountain region, and was the favored crop of the Incas, who used it as a sacred plant in rituals.
    • 2007, Chittaranjan Kole, Pulses, Sugar and Tuber Crops, page 148:
      The oldest archeological remains of domesticated quinoa date to 5000 BC (Tapia 1979).
  2. The high-protein dried fruits and seeds of this plant, used as a food staple and ground into flour.
    • 2007, Mark Bittman, How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food, page 560:
      Turn the heat up to medium-high, add the quinoa, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
    • 2007, Jonny Bowden, The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth, page 78:
      Quinoa is another of those foods that keeps getting miscategorized—everyone thinks it′s a grain, everyone uses it like a grain, but it′s actually a seed.
    • 2009, Miriam Backes, Bob′s Red Mill Cookbook: Whole & Healthy Grains for Every Meal of the Day, page 104:
      To use quinoa in a salad, spread it on a platter or baking sheet after cooking to allow it to cool and, more importantly, dry. Cooked quinoa can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

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Catalan[edit]

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Noun[edit]

quinoa f (plural quinoes)

  1. quinoa

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Dutch[edit]

Chenopodium quinoa

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkin.ʋaː/, /kinˈʋaː/, /ˈki.noː.aː/, /kiˈnoː.aː/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: qui‧noa

Noun[edit]

quinoa m (plural quinoa's)

  1. quinoa, Chenopodium quinoa
    Synonym: gierstmelde
    Hypernym: ganzenvoet
  2. (uncountable) the seeds of the quinoa
    Synonym: gierstmelde

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa.

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Noun[edit]

quinoa m or f (plural quinoas)

  1. quinoa

Usage notes[edit]

Traditionally a masculine noun but with frequent feminine usage.

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kiˈnɔ.a/
  • Rhymes: -ɔa
  • Hyphenation: qui‧nò‧a

Noun[edit]

quinoa m or f (masculine plural invariable, feminine plural quinoe)

  1. quinoa

Further reading[edit]

  • quinoa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa.

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Noun[edit]

quinoa f (plural quinoas)

  1. quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa, a pseudocereal of the Andes)

Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

quinoa f (plural quinoas)

  1. Alternative form of quinua

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