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napa cabbage
or nap路pa cab路bage
[ nap-uh kab-ij, nah-puh ]
noun
- a type of Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa pekinensis, with broad, ruffled, light green leaves that form a cylindrical, compact head, originating in the vicinity of Beijing and now widely cultivated in Europe, North America, and Australia.
- the leaves and stalks of this plant eaten as a raw or cooked vegetable, especially in East Asian cuisine.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of napa cabbage1
First recorded in 1935鈥40; from Japanese dialect nappa 鈥済reens, salad greens,鈥 equivalent to na 鈥済reen鈥 + -pa, combining form of ha 鈥渓别补蹿鈥
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