קינוואַ

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua kinwa.

Noun

קינוואַ • (kinva) m

1. (botany) quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)
2. (cooking) quinoa seeds

Usage notes

• The spelling קינאָאַ (kinoa) is neither attested in the JNW nor the CEYD.

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “קינװאַ” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “quinoa”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN