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Meaning of kañiwa



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Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

kañiwa
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It is the name of an edible seed plant of Andean origin. Its scientific name is Chenopodium pallidicaule, it is very similar to quinoa. It belongs to the family Amaranthaceae. It is also known as cañahua, cañigua, cañihua or kañihua. the word is of Quechua origin.

  










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