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"Brent B. Powers" <powers@ml.com> writes:

> Since, I believe, it was me that came up with Quince in the first
> place, I've got one more small suggestion....
> 
> (Drum Roll)
> (Bugle and Straight Horn Fanfare)
> 
> Quinoa

That has possibilities...

(ki-'n{o-}-*)
Etymology: Sp, fr. Quechua i[quinua]
   n, a pigweed (i[Chenopodium quinoa]) of the high Andes whose
   seeds are locally a staple food

Quinoa Gnus.

> There are only two problems with Quinoa....  First of all, it's not a
> fruit, it's a grain.

Who are we to quibble?

> Secondly, the pronunciation is so odd that only
> those truly interested in esoterica will be able to pronounce it
> properly (Think Keen-wah, accent on the first syllable).

I think that's a feature, not a bug.  :-)

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  larsi@ifi.uio.no * Lars Ingebrigtsen