quinua

Spanish

Alternative forms

quinoa, quínoa

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua kinwa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkinwa/ [ˈki.nwa]
Rhymes: -inwa
Syllabification: qui‧nua

Noun

quinua f (plural quinuas)

quinoa

Descendants

→ English: quinoa

Further reading

“quinua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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