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pak choi

pak choi is the alternative form of bok choy.

Meaning of bok choy

Noun

bok choy (uncountable)

  1. Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis, an East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage.
    • 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.1998 October, T. R. Reid, “Feeding the Planet”, in National Geographic, number 4, page 75
    Synonyms:
    Chinese chard, Chinese mustard, celery mustard, spoon cabbage

Questions about pak choi

What is pak choi the alternative form of?
Pak choi is the alternative form of bok choy.

Words near pak choi in the dictionary

  1. Pajubá
  2. Pajęczno
  3. pak
  4. pak chew cheng
  5. pak chiu cheng
  6. pak choi
  7. pak choy
  8. pak pai
  9. pak pais
  10. Pak Sha Wan
  11. pak tong gou

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