quinoa

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkiːn.wɑː/, /kiːˈnəʊ.ə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkin.wɑ/, /kiˈnoʊ.ə/ Rhymes: -əʊə === Noun === quinoa (countable and uncountable, plural quinoas) A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds. The high-protein dried fruits and seeds of this plant, used as a food staple and ground into flour. ==== Descendants ==== → Welsh: cwinoa → Korean: 퀴노아 (kwinoa) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === quinoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Chenopodium quinoa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === Anagrams === Aquino == Catalan == === Etymology === From Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa. === Pronunciation === === Noun === quinoa f (plural quinoes) quinoa === Further reading === “quinoa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “quinoa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “quinoa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkin.ʋaː/, /kinˈʋaː/, /ˈki.noː.aː/, /kiˈnoː.aː/ Hyphenation: qui‧noa === Noun === quinoa m (plural quinoa's, no diminutive) quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) Synonym: gierstmelde Hypernym: ganzenvoet (uncountable) the seeds of the quinoa Synonym: gierstmelde ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === quinoa on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ki.nɔ.a/ === 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 === Homophone: quinou-a (Portugal) Hyphenation: qui‧no‧a === Noun === quinoa f (plural quinoas) quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa, a pseudocereal of the Andes) === Further reading === “quinoa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “quinoa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Quechua kinuwa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kiˈnoa/ [kiˈno.a] Rhymes: -oa Syllabification: qui‧no‧a === Noun === quinoa f (plural quinoas) alternative form of quinua === Further reading === “quinoa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025