kailan
kailan noun: brassica oleracea var. alboglabra, a long, blue-green vegetable with thick, glossy stems and leaves typically eaten in Chinese and particularly Cantonese cooking.
Noun
kailan (uncountable)
- Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra, a long, blue-green vegetable with thick, glossy stems and leaves typically eaten in Chinese and particularly Cantonese cooking.
- Synonyms:
- Chinese broccoli, Chinese kale
kailan meaning in Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese and Myanmar
kailan in Indonesian
- vegetable
- kailan
kailan in Thai
- vegetable
- คะน้า ká-náa
kailan in Vietnamese
- vegetable
- cải rổ, cải làn
kailan in Myanmar
- vegetable
- ကိုက်လန် kuiklan
Synonyms of kailan
Forms of kailan
| alternative form | gailan |
|---|---|
| alternative form | gai-lan |
| alternative form | gai lohn |
| alternative form | gai-lon |
| alternative form | kai-lan |
Origin of kailan
Borrowed from Cantonese 芥蘭／芥兰 (gaai3 laan4-2).
Questions about kailan
- What does kailan mean?
- Kailan means brassica oleracea var. alboglabra, a long, blue-green vegetable with thick, glossy stems and leaves typically eaten in Chinese and particularly Cantonese cooking.
- What is kailan in Indonesian?
- Kailan in Indonesian is kailan. See Kailan meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is kailan?
- Kailan is a noun.
Words near kailan in the dictionary
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