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Chinese cabbage

Chinese cabbage noun: bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis).

chinese cabbage: bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis)
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Noun

Chinese cabbage (usually uncountable, plural Chinese cabbages)

  1. (usually) Bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis).
  2. (usually) Napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis).
    Synonyms:
    Chinese chard, Chinese mustard, celery mustard, spoon cabbage, nappa cabbage, Korean cabbage, celery cabbage, wombok

Chinese cabbage meaning in Myanmar

Chinese cabbage in Myanmar

any East Asian leafy vegetable
မုန်ညှင်းဖြူ munhnyang:hpru

Synonyms of Chinese cabbage

All synonyms of Chinese cabbage

Forms of Chinese cabbage

pluralChinese cabbages

Questions about Chinese cabbage

What does Chinese cabbage mean?
Chinese cabbage means bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis).
What is Chinese cabbage in Myanmar?
Chinese cabbage in Myanmar is မုန်ညှင်းဖြူ (munhnyang:hpru). See Chinese cabbage meaning in Myanmar.
What part of speech is Chinese cabbage?
Chinese cabbage is a noun.
What is the plural of Chinese cabbage?
The plural of Chinese cabbage is Chinese cabbages.

Words near Chinese cabbage in the dictionary

  1. Chinese boxthorns
  2. Chinese broccoli
  3. Chinese Buddhism
  4. Chinese burn
  5. Chinese burns
  6. Chinese cabbage
  7. Chinese cabbages
  8. Chinese Camp
  9. Chinese cassia
  10. Chinese celeries
  11. Chinese celery

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