bok choy

Or bok-choy

[bok choi]

noun

1. a type of Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis, with long, broad, dark green leaves and pale stalks that form a cluster rather than a head, grown throughout East Asia and cultivated elsewhere, especially northern Europe, as the plant can withstand a cold climate.

2. the leaves and stalks of this plant eaten as a raw or cooked vegetable, especially in East Asian cuisine.

bok choy

/ ˈbɒk ˈtʃɔɪ /

noun

1. Also called: Chinese cabbage.  Chinese leaf.  pak-choi cabbage. a Chinese plant, Brassica chinensis, that is related to the cabbage and has edible stalks and leaves

Word History and Origins

Origin of bok choy¹

First recorded in 1845–50; from Chinese dialect (Guangdong) baahk-chòi, literally, “white vegetable,” akin to Chinese báicài

Word History and Origins

Origin of bok choy¹

from Chinese dialect, literally: white vegetable