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Where does “quinua” come from?

quinua (Spanish) comes from Quechua kinwa — quinoa.

quinua (Spanish): quinoa

Definitions

  1. quinoa

Ancestry of “quinua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Quechuakinwaquinoa

Words derived from “quinua”

  • quinoa
  • quinoa
  • quinoa
  • quinoa
  • quinoa
  • quinoakut
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