tatsoi

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tatsoi

  • /tɑtˈsɔɪ/ US
  • [tʰɑʔ(t)ˈsɔɪ] US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Cantonese 塌菜 (taap3 coi3, “collapsed vegetable”).

noun

  1. uncountable Brassica rapa subsp. narinosa (syns. Brassica narinosa, Brasica rapa var. narinosa, Brassica rapa var. rosularis), an Asian variety of Brassica rapa grown for greens, lately popular in North American cuisine.

    Similar: tat choy

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"tatsoi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tatsoi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tatsoi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tatsoi

Chicago

"tatsoi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tatsoi.

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@misc{tatsoi_2026,
  title = {tatsoi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tatsoi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}