English Explanatory Dictionary

Chinese cabbage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage, especially subspecies or varieties of Brassica rapa.
  2. Bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis).
  3. Napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis).

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Chinese cabbage.wav

Word forms

Chinese cabbage Chinese cabbages

Synonyms

Chinese chard Chinese mustard celery mustard spoon cabbage nappa cabbage Korean cabbage celery cabbage wombok

Translations

Burmese: မုန်ညှင်းဖြူ Czech: čínské zelí Irish: cabáiste Síneach Italian: cavolo di Pechino Italian: cavolo cinese Polish: kapusta pekińska Romanian: varză chinezească
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