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petsai

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pe-tsai

[bey-tsahy]

Origin:
1785–95; < Chin (Wade-Giles) pai2ts'ai4, (pinyin) báicái (literary bócài) lit., white vegetable; cf. bok choy

Chinese cabbage

–noun
a plant, Brassica rapa pekinensis, forming a long, dense head of broad, whitish leaves used in salads and Oriental cuisine.
Also called celery cabbage, Chinese celery, napa, pe-tsai.


Origin:
1835–45, Americanism
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