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pechay

pechay noun: the Chinese cabbage (either napa cabbage or bok choy).

Noun

pechay (plural pechays)

  1. (Philippines) the Chinese cabbage (either napa cabbage or bok choy)

Forms of pechay

pluralpechays
alternative formpetsai
alternative formpe-tsai

Origin of pechay

From Hokkien 白菜 (pe̍h-chhài, “Chinese cabbage”, literally “white vegetable”). Doublet of bok choy.

Questions about pechay

What does pechay mean?
Pechay means the Chinese cabbage (either napa cabbage or bok choy).
What part of speech is pechay?
Pechay is a noun.
What is the plural of pechay?
The plural of pechay is pechays.

Words near pechay in the dictionary

  1. Pechacek
  2. Pechaceks
  3. PechaKucha
  4. PechaKuchas
  5. Pechas
  6. pechay
  7. pechays
  8. peched
  9. Pecheneg
  10. Pechenegs
  11. Pechenga

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