different between sorghum vs quinoa

English

Alternative forms

• sourgum, sorgum, sorgho

Etymology

From New Latin genus name Sorghum, from Italian sorgo, from Vulgar Latin *syricum (“Syrian”), from S?ricus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?(?).??m/

Noun

sorghum (countable and uncountable, plural sorghums)

1. A cereal, Sorghum bicolor (syn. Sorghum vulgare) the grains of which are used to make flour and as cattle feed.
   • 1936, Harry Nelson Vinall, Joseph Charlworth Stephens, John Holmes Martin, Identification, History, and Distribution of Common Sorghum Varieties, US Department of Agriculture, Technical Bulletin No. 506, page 2,

     The sorghum crop has four uses — forage, grain, sirup, and industrial (such as the manufacture of brooms, wallboard, etc.).

   • 1978, US Department of Agriculture, Watch out for witchweed, a serious pest of corn, sorghum, and other crops, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Program Number 1212, unnumbered page,

     Witchweed (Striga spp.) is a parasitic plant that attacks corn, sorghum, sugarcane, rice, and more than 60 different species of the grass family.

   • 2008, Lamissa Diakité, Amadou Sidibé, Melinda Smale, Mikkel Grum, Seed Value Chains for Sorghum and Millet in Mali: A State-based System in Transition, International Food Policy Research Institute, Discussion Paper 00749, page 2,

     Archaeological evidence suggests that economies based on cattle, goats, sorghum, and pearl millet were established in this region between 5,000 and 3,000 years ago (Smith 1998).

2. (Southern US) Sorghum syrup.

Synonyms

• (cereal): guinea corn (West Africa); Kafir corn (South Africa); mtama (East Africa); durra (Sudan); juar, jowar, cholam (India); kaoliang (China); milo (United States)

Coordinate terms

• (Cereals) cereal; barley, fonio, maize/corn, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, teff, triticale, wheat

Derived terms

• sorghum midge (Stenodiplosis sorghicola)
• sorghum syrup, sorghum molasses

Related terms

• sorgolactone

Translations

Further reading

• sorghum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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