Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.
- noun The seeds of this plant, used as food.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An annual herb, Chenopodium Quinoa, native in Peru, Chili, etc., and there much cultivated for its farinaceous seeds.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The seeds of a kind of goosewort (
Chenopodium Quinoa ), used in Chili and Peru for making porridge or cakes; also, food thus made.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
goosefoot , Chenopodium quinoa, native to theAndes and cultivated for its edible seeds. - noun The high-
protein dried fruits and seeds of this plant, used as a foodstaple and ground intoflour .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Note 4/25: The quinoa is also great on its own, heated and served in individual ramekins.
A Veggie Venture 2005
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Note 4/25: The quinoa is also great on its own, heated and served in individual ramekins.
A Veggie Venture 2005
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Note 4/25: The quinoa is also great on its own, heated and served in individual ramekins.
Archive 2005-04-01 2005
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Note 4/25: The quinoa is also great on its own, heated and served in individual ramekins.
Acorn Squash Stuffed with Quinoa & Cherries ♥ | A Veggie Venture 2005
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Note 4/25: The quinoa is also great on its own, heated and served in individual ramekins.
A Veggie Venture 2005
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Note 4/25: The quinoa is also great on its own, heated and served in individual ramekins.
A Veggie Venture 2005
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And a pale yellow grain from South America called quinoa.
Claudia Ricci: Seeing Red -- "Hey Readers: Are you Out There?" Claudia Ricci 2011
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And a pale yellow grain from South America called quinoa.
Claudia Ricci: Seeing Red -- "Hey Readers: Are you Out There?" Claudia Ricci 2011
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It was an israeli couscous salad with just a touch of orzo, yellow split peas, quinoa mixed with diced red onion, cucumber, and tomatoes, sliced basil, chopped parsley, s + p probably a sherry vinaigrette of some sort, sounds pretty basic but with the split peas giving it a nice toothsome crunch and the quinoa was a nice surprise to boot.
pearl couscous with olives and roasted tomatoes | smitten kitchen 2007
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I used quinoa, which is not only faster sprouting, it is a "super" food that has all the essential amino acids.
Cashewwwwww Cheese--Gesundheit!!! GreenFertility 2006
chained_bear commented on the word quinoa
Wasn't someone asking about this recently? (Obviously on another page, if so.)
November 4, 2008
fbharjo commented on the word quinoa
It beets me but it is related to beets. Spinach is also.
December 5, 2012
fbharjo commented on the word quinoa
see chenopod!
December 5, 2012