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pe-tsai

American  
[bey-tsahy] / ˈbeɪˈtsaɪ /
Or petsai

noun

  1. napa cabbage.

Etymology

Origin of pe-tsai

First recorded in 1785–95; from Chinese (Wade-Giles) pai2ts'ai4, (pinyin) báicái literally, “white vegetable”; cf. bok choy

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