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Noun: quinoa  kee'now-u or kwi'now-u or keen-waa
  1. The seeds of a kind of goosefoot (Chenopodium Quinoa), used in Chili and Peru for making porridge or cakes; also, food thus made
    - quinua

Derived forms: quinoas

Encyclopedia: Quinoa