quinoa
/ˈkin.wɑ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Chenopodium quinoa Will, (quinoa) is native to the Andes, and the seeds are a staple grain in parts of South America. The newly formed Canadian Quinoa Association anticipated growing about 400 ha of quinoa annually (Anonymous 1992e)."
- "Quinoa was cultivated about 3,000 years ago in the Andes mountain region, and was the favored crop of the Incas, who used it as a sacred plant in rituals."
- "The oldest archeological remains of domesticated quinoa date to 5000 BC (Tapia 1979)."
- "Turn the heat up to medium-high, add the quinoa, and sprinkle with salt and pepper."
- "Quinoa is another of those foods that keeps getting miscategorized—everyone thinks it′s a grain, everyone uses it like a grain, but it′s actually a seed."
- "To use quinoa in a salad, spread it on a platter or baking sheet after cooking to allow it to cool and, more importantly, dry. Cooked quinoa can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkin.wɑ/
- British English: /ˈkiːn.wɑː/