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pak-choi

[bahk-choi]
–noun, plural -choi, -chois.
bok choy.
Also, pakchoi.

bok choy

[bok choi]
–noun
1. an Asian plant, Brassica rapa chinensis, of the mustard family, having a loose cluster of edible, dark-green leaves on white stalks.
2. the leaves and stalks of this plant cooked as a vegetable or eaten raw in salads.
Also, bok-choy, pak-choi, pakchoi.


Origin:
< Chin dial. (Guangdong) baahk-chòi, akin to Chin báicài lit., white vegetable
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