quinoa Definition
qui·noa (ki nō′ə)
noun
an Andean goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa), raised by the Indians for its edible seeds
Etymology: Sp quínua < Quechua kínwa
quinoa Usage Examples
Converse of object
- rinse: Rinse the quinoa under cold water in a fine sieve for 2 minutes or more.
- cook: Add the cooked quinoa, cheese, potatoes, cooked pepper mixture, salt, pepper and thyme and mix well.
- sprout: Contains sprouted quinoa ( high in amino acids and minerals ) and sprouted millet ( high protein ).
- cool: Combine the dried fruit, fresh fruit, nuts, leaves and seasoning in a bowl, and add the cooled red quinoa.
- add: Add the quinoa to the boiling juice, return to the boil, reduce to a simmer.
- put: Then put the quinoa into a saucepan with the orange juice, sultanas, and cinnamon.
Adjective modifier
- organic: Ingredients: Organic sweetcorn 46 % ; water; organic carrot 4.6 % ; organic fairtrade quinoa 4 % .
- red: Either use white quinoa with red grapes, or red quinoa with green grapes.
Modifies a noun
- flour: Quinoa flour is ground from whole seeds and has a distinctive nutty flavor.
- salad: Other options include kingfish with a quinoa salad and trout fondue for two.
- bake: Oh and I've just made quinoa bake and it was yummy!
- plant: An attempt was also made to maintain the isolates by inoculation of Chenopodium quinoa plants in the greenhouse.
- field: The Common Rosefinch remained elusive in the quinoa field on Peninnis Head.
Noun used with modifier
- fairtrade: Ingredients: Organic sweetcorn 46 % ; water; organic carrot 4.6 % ; organic fairtrade quinoa 4 % .
- chenopodium: Infected Chenopodium quinoa leaves with necrotic lesions were shown to be infected by INSV when subsequently tested by both ELISA and RT-PCR.
Browse dictionary entries near quinoa
- ‹ quinnat salmon
- ‹ quinine water
- ‹ quinine
- ‹ quinidine
- ‹ quinic acid
- ‹ quinella
- ‹ Quine
- ‹ quindecennial
- ‹ quindecagon
- ‹ Quincy
- quinoid ›
- quinoidine ›
- quinoline ›
- quinone ›
- quinonimine ›
- quinonoid ›
- quinquagenarian ›
- Quinquagesima ›
- quinque- ›
- quinquefoliolate ›

