different between farro vs quinoa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian farro.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?fæ???/
  • Homophone: farrow
• (US) IPA^(key): /?fæ?o?/, /?f??ro?/
  • Homophones: farrow, pharaoh, Faro

Noun

farro (uncountable)

1. Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum).

Related terms

• farrago

Translations

Galician

Noun

farro m (plural farros)

1. emmer (Triticum turgidum, a species of wheat)
2. flour made with barley
3. corkwing wrasse

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin *farrum, from Latin far (“spelt”).

Noun

farro m (plural farri)

1. emmer (Triticum dicoccum)

   Synonym: farro medio

2. spelt (Triticum spelta)

   Synonyms: granfarro, spelta

Derived terms

• granfarro (“spelt”)
• farro medio (“emmer wheat”)
• farro piccolo (“einkorn wheat”)
• farrotto

Further reading

• farro on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Portuguese

Noun

farro m (uncountable)

1. emmer (Triticum turgidum, a species of wheat)

Sidamo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa??o/

Noun

farro m

1. tail

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 38

Spanish

Noun

farro m (plural farros)

1. emmer (grain)

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ki?nw??/, /ki??n???/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?kin?w?/, /k(w)??no??/

Noun

quinoa (countable and uncountable, plural quinoas)

1. A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.
   • 1997, Derek B. Munro, Ernest Small, Vegetables of Canada, page 142,

     Chenopodium quinoa Will, (quinoa) is native to the Andes, and the seeds are a staple grain in parts of South America. The newly formed Canadian Quinoa Association anticipated growing about 400 ha of quinoa annually (Anonymous 1992e).

   • 1999 October, Lisa Turner, Have fun exploring the land of unconventional grains, Better Nutrition, page 70,

     Quinoa was cultivated about 3,000 years ago in the Andes mountain region, and was the favored crop of the Incas, who used it as a sacred plant in rituals.

   • 2007, Chittaranjan Kole, Pulses, Sugar and Tuber Crops, page 148,

     The oldest archeological remains of domesticated quinoa date to 5000 BC (Tapia 1979).

2. The high-protein dried fruits and seeds of this plant, used as a food staple and ground into flour.
   • 2007, Mark Bittman, How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food, page 560,

     Turn the heat up to medium-high, add the quinoa, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

   • 2007, Jonny Bowden, The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth, page 78,

     Quinoa is another of those foods that keeps getting miscategorized—everyone thinks it?s a grain, everyone uses it like a grain, but it?s actually a seed.

   • 2009, Miriam Backes, Bob?s Red Mill Cookbook: Whole & Healthy Grains for Every Meal of the Day, page 104,

     To use quinoa in a salad, spread it on a platter or baking sheet after cooking to allow it to cool and, more importantly, dry. Cooked quinoa can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Translations

Further reading

• quinoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chenopodium quinoa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• Aquino

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kin??a?/, /?ki.no?.a?/
• (common spelling pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ki?n?.wa?/
• Hyphenation: qui?noa

Noun

quinoa m (plural quinoa's)

1. quinoa, Chenopodium quinoa

   Synonym: gierstmelde

2. (uncountable) the seeds of the quinoa

   Synonym: gierstmelde

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa.

Noun

quinoa m or f (plural quinoas)

1. quinoa

Usage notes

Traditionally a masculine noun but with frequent feminine usage.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki?n?.a/
• Rhymes: -?a
• Hyphenation: qui?nòa

Noun

quinoa m (invariable), quinoa f (plural quinoe)

1. quinoa

References

• quinoa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• quinua

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa.

Noun

quinoa f (plural quinoas)

1. quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa, a pseudocereal of the Andes)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua kinwa.

Noun

quinoa f (plural quinoas)

1. Alternative spelling of quinua