Is Quinoa A Proper Noun?

Is Quinoa A Proper Noun? A goosefoot Chenopodium quinoa native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds. Is quinoa a name? Kingdom: Plantae Species: C. quinoa Is Quinea a word? Why is quinoa pronounced as ‘keen-wah’? While some believed that the word ‘quinoa’ is Spanish in origin and thus incorrectly pronounced it as