קינוואַ

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua kinwa.

Noun

קינוואַ • (kinva) m

  1. (botany) quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)
  2. (cooking) quinoa seeds

Usage notes
  • The spelling קינאָאַ (kinoa) is neither attested in the JNW nor the CEYD.

References
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “קינװאַ” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “quinoa”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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