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quinoa

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 12.02.2025

Meanings

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Lõuna-Ameerikast pärit kõrge rohekashallikate sakiliste lehtede ja väikeste rohekate õitega taim, mille kõrge toiteväärtusega seemneid kasutatakse samal moel kui teravilja
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Translations

2
hanemaltsataime seemned toiduna

Translations

Terminological databases

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 702368 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain horticulture - aquatic plants - crop protection
quinoa
  • an annual plant (Chenopodium Quinoa, N.O. Chenopodiaceę) found on the Pacific slopes of the Andes, cultivated in Chile and Peru for its edible farinaceous seeds
quinoa
Usage examples
  • In their widely scattered settlements the Atacama cultivated crops such as corn (maize), beans, quinoa, and squash with the aid of irrigation. They herded llama and alpaca and traded extensively between the coast and the interior, as well as with the neighbouring Diaguita and Peruvian Indians.
quinoa
petit riz
kvinoa

Kokanduse terminibaas

ID 463349 Last modified 14.04.2022
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Domain teraviljad ja tainatooted

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Etymology

  • quinoa 'kinoa'
    • quinua 'kinoa'
      • kinwa 'kinoa'
    • quínoa 'kinoa'
      • kinwa 'kinoa'

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