Quinoa

El agricultor cosechando quinua multicolor en su campo de un pueblo cercano a Pisac, en los Andes peruanos. El efecto de toda la mezcla de colores era estupendo.

Chenopodium quinoa

Quinoa (Wiktionary)

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkiːnwɑː/, /kiːˈnəʊə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkinˌwɑ/, /k(w)əˈnoʊə/

Noun

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
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