pe-tsai
American
[bey-tsahy]
/ ˈbeɪˈtsaɪ /
Or
petsai
noun
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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