Chenopodium quinoa
Categorías: Medicina ancestral andina, Medicina ayurvédica, Alimentos, Planta medicinal, Aceite, Polvo, Té, Tintura, Medicina tradicional china, Medicina Unani
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)
- 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
- 1997, Derek B. Munro, Ernest Small, Vegetables of Canada, page 142,