# kaniwa

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A goosefoot of species Chenopodium pallidicaule, native to the Andean region, and similar in character and uses to the closely related quinoa.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cañihua, from Quechua qañiwa.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kaniwa