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DictionaryquinoaEdible seed crop
noun

quinoa

KEEN-wah/ˈkiːnwɑː/

A South American plant and its edible seeds, cooked and eaten like grain.

The cooked quinoa has distinctive curled germ rings beside the dry seeds.

A simple food still life pairing dry quinoa seeds with cooked quinoa, whose distinctive curled germ rings make the seed recognizable.
Etymology
quinoaQuechuaquinoa plant

Quechua kinua names the plant cultivated for its edible seeds. In this sense, the plant’s name is used for the seeds themselves, which are cooked like grain.

In context

Real Royalty31:40
Did you soak this? - Yes, in order to get a perfect boiled quinoa, we need to boil it only for 13 minutes
The Scandal Of The Maharajah: Running Off With The Viceroy's Daughter | Royal India

More examples

  • Rinse the quinoa before adding it to boiling water.
  • Farmers grow quinoa in the highlands of South America.
  • Cooked quinoa adds texture to this bean salad.

Forms

quinoa