bok choy
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bok choy
- /ˌbɒkˈt͡ʃɔɪ/ US
Rhymes with -ɔɪ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Cantonese 白菜 (baak⁶ coi³, “white vegetable”). Doublet of pechay.
noun bak choy · bokchoi · bok choi · pak choi · baak choi · baicai
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Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis, an East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage.
A new highway near Hong Kong has the right-of-way where a farmer now squeezes in a patch of bok choy. In the past decade development has overrun much of China's arable land.
Similar: Chinese chard, Chinese mustard, celery mustard, spoon cabbage
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noun Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
| Español | berro chino, repollo chino, col china |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 배추 baechu, 백채 baekchae |
| 日本語 | 青梗菜 chingensai |
| 中文 | 小白菜 xiǎo báicài |
| Português | couve-chinesa |
| Français | pe-tsaï, chou chinois, chou de Pékin |
| Deutsch | Pak Choi, Chinakohl, Pekingkohl, Japankohl, Selleriekohl, Senfkohl |
| Italiano | cavolo cinese, pe-tsai |
| Ελληνικά | μποκ τσόι bok tsói |
| Română | bok choy, varză chinezească |
| Русский | петса́й petsáj, бокчо́й bokčój, пеки́нская капу́ста pekínskaja kapústa |
| Tiếng Việt | cải thìa |
| العربية | كُرُنْب صِينِيّ kurunb ṣīniyy, بُوك تْشُوي buk tšuy |
| עברית | כרוב סיני |
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title = {bok choy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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