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tatsoi

US/tɑtˈsɔɪ/

tatsoi noun: brassica rapa subsp. narinosa (syns. Brassica narinosa, Brasica rapa var. narinosa, Brassica rapa var. rosularis), an Asian variety of Brassica rapa grown for greens, lately popular in North American cuisine.

tatsoi: brassica rapa subsp. narinosa (syns. Brassica narinosa, Brasica rapa var. narinosa, Brassica rapa...
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Noun

tatsoi (uncountable)

  1. Brassica rapa subsp. narinosa (syns. Brassica narinosa, Brasica rapa var. narinosa, Brassica rapa var. rosularis), an Asian variety of Brassica rapa grown for greens, lately popular in North American cuisine.
    Synonyms:
    tat choy

Synonyms of tatsoi

  • tat choy

Origin of tatsoi

Borrowed from Cantonese 塌菜 (taap3 coi3, “collapsed vegetable”).

Questions about tatsoi

What does tatsoi mean?
Tatsoi means brassica rapa subsp. narinosa (syns. Brassica narinosa, Brasica rapa var. narinosa, Brassica rapa var. rosularis), an Asian variety of Brassica rapa grown for greens, lately popular in North American cuisine.
What part of speech is tatsoi?
Tatsoi is a noun.
How do you pronounce tatsoi?
Tatsoi is pronounced /tɑtˈsɔɪ/ (US).

Words near tatsoi in the dictionary

  1. Tatros
  2. tats
  3. tats up
  4. tatsama
  5. tatsamas
  6. tatsoi
  7. TatsuJun
  8. Tatsuko
  9. Tatsumi
  10. tatt
  11. tatta

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