pechay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. the Chinese cabbage (either napa cabbage or bok choy)

Word forms

pechay pechays petsai pe-tsai

Etymology

From Hokkien 白菜 (pe̍h-chhài, “Chinese cabbage”, literally “white vegetable”). Doublet of bok choy.

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