Where does “quinoa” come from?
quinoa (Dutch) comes from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa — quinoa.
quinoa (Dutch): quinoa, "Chenopodium quinoa"; the seeds of the...
Definitions
- quinoa, "Chenopodium quinoa"; the seeds of the...
Ancestry of “quinoa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | quinua | quinoa |
| 2 | Quechua | kinwa | quinoa |
Words derived from “quinoa”