Which, properly, is "KEEN-wah" (or "keen-WAH"). So why the French-sounding pronunciation?
Thereby hangs an interesting tale, including the probably-never-imagined question of how quinoa and jerky are related.
Why is Quinoa Pronounced As Though It Were French?
Quinoa. Photo credit Christian Guthier The shibbolethic (is that a word? It should be!) pronunciation of quinoa has puzzled me for some time. How does a word that came to English from Spanish end up being pronounced as tho…
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