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bok choy

or bok-choy

[ bok choi ]

noun

  1. a type of Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis, with long, broad, dark green leaves and pale stalks that form a cluster rather than a head, grown throughout East Asia and cultivated elsewhere, especially northern Europe, as the plant can withstand a cold climate.
  2. the leaves and stalks of this plant eaten as a raw or cooked vegetable, especially in East Asian cuisine.


bok choy

/ 藞b蓲k 藞t蕛蓴瑟 /

noun

  1. a Chinese plant, Brassica chinensis, that is related to the cabbage and has edible stalks and leaves Also calledChinese cabbageChinese leafpak-choi cabbage
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of bok choy1

First recorded in 1845鈥50; from Chinese dialect (Guangdong) 产补补丑办-肠丑貌颈, literally, 鈥渨hite vegetable,鈥 akin to Chinese 产谩颈肠脿颈
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of bok choy1

from Chinese dialect, literally: white vegetable
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