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Chinese cabbage

[ chahy-neez kab-eej, chahy-nees ]

noun

  1. either of two cabbage subspecies, Brassica rapa pekinensis ( napa cabbage ) or B. rapa chinensis ( bok choy ), of the mustard family, with leaves used in salads and Asian cuisine.


Chinese cabbage

noun

  1. Also calledpe-tsai cabbage a Chinese plant, Brassica pekinensis, that is related to the cabbage and has crisp edible leaves growing in a loose cylindrical head
  2. another name for bok choy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Chinese cabbage1

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

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