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kiamchay

kiamchay noun: salted / pickled Chinese mustard greens (Brassica juncea).

Noun

kiamchay (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines) salted / pickled Chinese mustard greens (Brassica juncea)

Forms of kiamchay

alternative formkiam-chay
alternative formkiam chai
alternative formkiam chye

Origin of kiamchay

From Hokkien 鹹菜 /咸菜 (kiâm-chhài, literally “salted vegetable”).

Questions about kiamchay

What does kiamchay mean?
Kiamchay means salted / pickled Chinese mustard greens (Brassica juncea).
What part of speech is kiamchay?
Kiamchay is a noun.

Words near kiamchay in the dictionary

  1. Kiama
  2. Kiama Downs
  3. Kiama Heights
  4. Kiamba
  5. Kiambu
  6. kiamchay
  7. kiamoy
  8. kiampong
  9. Kiamusze
  10. Kian
  11. Kiana

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