bok choy
Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subspChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis, an East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage.
» Turnips and bok choy are the same species.
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1 senses(uncountable)Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis, an East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage.
Pak Choi, Chinakohl, Pekingkohl
петса́йpetsáj, бокчо́йbokčój, пеки́нская капу́стаpekínskaja kapústa
- elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks
- Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves
Examples
2 sentencesTurnips and bok choy are the same species.
Bok choy is a vegetable used in Chinese cooking.
dePok Choi ist ein Gemüse, das in der chinesischen Küche verwendet wird. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Cantonese 白菜 (baak⁶ coi³, “white vegetable”). Doublet of pechay.Borrowed from Cantonese 白菜 (baak⁶ coi³, “white vegetable”). Doublet of pechay.
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Synonyms
9 synonyms- elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks:bok choi
- Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves:bok choipakchoipak choiChinese white cabbageBrassica rapa chinensis
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.