quinoa
See also: Quinoa
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkiːn.wɑː/, /kiːˈnəʊ.ə/
Audio (UK) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈkinˌwɑ/, /kiˈnoʊ.ə/
- Rhymes: (UK) -əʊə, (US) -oʊə
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 of quinoa annually (Anonymous 1992e).
- 1999 October, Lisa Turner, Have fun exploring the land of unconventional grains, 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).
- 1997, Derek B. Munro, Ernest Small, Vegetables of Canada, page 142,
- 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.
- 2007, Mark Bittman, How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food, page 560,
Translations
Chenopodium quinoa
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Further reading
- quinoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Chenopodium quinoa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anagrams
- Aquino
Catalan
Noun
quinoa f (plural quinoes)
- quinoa
Further reading
- “quinoa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “quinoa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “quinoa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kinˈʋaː/, /ˈki.noː.aː/
- (common spelling pronunciation) IPA(key): /kiˈnː.waː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: qui‧noa
Noun
quinoa m (plural quinoa's)
- quinoa, Chenopodium quinoa
- Synonym: gierstmelde
- (uncountable) the seeds of the quinoa
- Synonym: gierstmelde
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ki.nɔ.a/
Audio (file)
Noun
quinoa m or f (plural quinoas)
- quinoa
Usage notes
Traditionally a masculine noun but with frequent feminine usage.
Further reading
- “quinoa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiˈnɔ.a/
- Rhymes: -ɔa
- Hyphenation: qui‧nò‧a
Noun
quinoa m or f (masculine plural invariable, feminine plural quinoe)
- quinoa
Further reading
- quinoa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- Aquino
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- quinua
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kiˈno.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kiˈno.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kiˈno.ɐ/, (regional) /kiˈno.wɐ/
- Homophone: quinou-a (Portugal)
- Hyphenation: qui‧no‧a
Noun
quinoa f (plural quinoas)
- quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa, a pseudocereal of the Andes)
Spanish
Noun
quinoa f (plural quinoas)
- Alternative form of quinua
Further reading
- “quinoa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014