Etymology

quinoa

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Today it means: A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds. Full definition →

Spanish quinua ← Quechua kinwa
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The story

  1. Quechua · derived fromkinwa
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromquinua
  3. English todayquinoa

Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa.

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