Webster's 1913 Dictionary
QUINOA
QUINOA Qui *no "a, n.
Defn: The seeds of a kind of goosewort (Chenopodium Quinoa ), used in Chili and Peru for making porridge or cakes; also, food thus made.
New American Oxford Dictionary
quinoa
qui noa |ˈkēnwä ˈkinwɑ | ▶noun a goosefoot found in the Andes, where it was widely cultivated for its edible starchy seeds before the introduction of Old World grains. [Chenopodium quinoa, family Chenopodiaceae. ] • the grainlike seeds of this plant, used as food and in the production of alcoholic drinks. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: Spanish spelling of Quechua kinua, kinoa.
Oxford Dictionary
quinoa
quinoa |ˈkiːnəʊə, kwɪˈnəʊə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a plant of the goosefoot family found in the Andes, where it was widely cultivated for its edible starchy seeds prior to the introduction of Old World grains. ●Chenopodium quinoa, family Chenopodiaceae. • the grain-like seeds of the quinoa, used as food and in the production of alcoholic drinks. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: Spanish spelling of Quechua kinua, kinoa.
Spanish Dictionary
quínoa
quínoa nombre masculino Arg, Bol, Chile, Perú Quinua .
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