Bok choy
/ˌbɒkˈt͡ʃɔɪ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis, an East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage. uncountable
"A new highway near Hong Kong has the right-of-way where a farmer now squeezes in a patch of bok choy. In the past decade development has overrun much of China's arable land."
- 2 elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks wordnet
- 3 Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves wordnet
Example
More examples"A new highway near Hong Kong has the right-of-way where a farmer now squeezes in a patch of bok choy. In the past decade development has overrun much of China's arable land."
Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 白菜 (baak⁶ coi³, “white vegetable”). Doublet of pechay.