Quinoa - how is pronounced?

[IhatetheArchers]

I pronounce it kwin no ah, but I suspect I am getting it wrong.

It’s Keen-Wah

Keen-wa

But for ages I thought the same as you

Definitely Keen-wah

I pronounce it keen-wah but I suspect this could be completely wrong

Yes Keen Wah

I got it wrong for ages, then noticed that, on the bag of the quinoa I buy, it tells you how to pronounce it

Keen wah.

Bit I still say quin oh ah to wind my partner up

my south American friend pronounces it key-no-a

In our house, it's pronounced 'Fucking keen-wah' as in 'I don't want fucking keen-wah: I want pie and chips' - usually said when looking at the menu of pubs in Greenwich.

Ah, as I suspected.

I have form for this;for several years I pronounced gnocchi as gah nosh ee, it wasn't until I heard a colleague talking about nocci, 'what' I said ' is Nocci?'

Kee-no-ah is the Spanish pronunciation

Keen-wah in your best "naice" accent.

Except when surrounded by people who'll tut you if you say "kwin-oh-a", then definitely say "kwin-oh-a" just to rile them.

I call it 'kin o ah' but I've been eating it for donkeys years (from small health food stores), way before it was a thing and so no one knew how to pronounce it.

Keen-wah sounds weird.

I was once having a conversation with a director of my company (boss of boss of boss!) at a wedding and explained to her how I made a ‘kin-owa’ and aubergine lasagne. She smiled and nodddd along.

Then I found out it was ‘Keen Wah’

Embarrassing 😬

I say ki-nu-wa, not sure if that's right but there's probably not a long drawn out kee sound. All's I know is, we don't have it in our supermarket in Brazil anymore. It used to be there all the time before it became a European fad food .

Keen noir

Kee-noir

Who told you all it was keenwah?
It's from South America and surely pronounced Kin Oh Wa?

@3in4years because it's keen-wah. Pronounce it kwino-ah all you want but you'll sound like an idiot

Gnocchi , is more like nyaw-kee.

Who told you all it was keenwah? It's from South America and surely pronounced Kin Oh Wa?

Although it originates from South America, the name is actually from Quechua (an indigenous language from the Andes) which is pronounced Keen-wah.

Kee-nwar
Or more accurately "Yuck".

I prefer cous cous myself. Or should I call it Qwerch zi?

keen-wah (alternative pron. 'Let's have rice next time')