How to pronounce Quinoa?

Quinoa is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ k ee n - w ah ]

k	ee	n	-	w	ah
key	see	no		win	car

A grain staple of the ancient Incas known today for its high protein content. Ivory in color and tiny and bead shaped

This is a Spanish word that approximates the pronunciation of a Quechuan word. Kee-NO-ah.

If it was meant to be pronounced KEEN-wah, it would have been spelled Quinhua.

Quinoa is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ Kee NOH a ]