Brassica rapa
Sinonimi:
Cavolo cinese
Bok Choy (Wiktionary)
English
Alternative forms
- bak choy, bokchoi, bok choi, pak choi, baicai, pe-tsai, petsai, patchoi
Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 白菜 (baak6 coi3, “white vegetable”). Doublet of pechay.
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: bŏk'choi', IPA(key): /ˌbɒkˈt͡ʃɔɪ/
Noun
bok choy (uncountable)
- Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis, an East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage.
Synonyms
- (Chinese cabbage)
