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quinoa
(kiːnwɑː)
uncountable noun
Quinoa is the small round seeds of a South American plant, eaten as a grain and popular as a health food.
quinoa in British English
(ˈkiːnwɑː, ˈkiːnəʊə)
noun
a grain high in nutrients traditionally grown as a staple food high in the Andes
Word origin
Spanishquinoa in American English
(ˈkinwɑː)
noun
a tall crop plant, Chenopodium quinoa, of the goosefoot family, cultivated in Peru and Chile for its small, ivory-colored seed, which is used as a food staple
Also: quinua Word origin
[1615–25; ‹ Sp ‹ Quechua kinua, kinoa]Image ofquinoa
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Examples of 'quinoa' in a sentencequinoa
- throw one's weight around
- throw one's weight behind
- throw-ones-weight-behind
- throw on the scrapheap
- throw open
- throw out
- throw-out
- throw out the baby with the bathwater
- throw over
- throwover
- throw overboard
- throw pillow
- throw rug
- throw-rug
- throw shade
- throw someone a curve ball
- throw-someone-a-curve-ball
- throw someone a curve/throw someone a curve ball
- throw someone for a loop
- throw someone in at the deep end
- throw someone off
- throw someone off balance
- throw someone off the scent
- throw someone out
- throw someone over