Etymology

kaniwa

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Today it means: A goosefoot of species Chenopodium pallidicaule, native to the Andean region, and similar in character and uses to the closely related quinoa. Full definition →

Spanish cañihua ← Quechua qañiwa
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The story

  1. Quechua · derived fromqañiwa
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromcañihua
  3. English todaykaniwa

Borrowed from Spanish cañihua, from Quechua qañiwa.

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