Etymology

petsai

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Today it means: Chinese cabbage (either napa cabbage or bok choy) Full definition →

Hokkien 白菜
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The story

  1. Hokkien · borrowed from白菜
  2. English todaypetsai

Borrowed from Hokkien 白菜 (pe̍h-chhài). Doublet of pechay and bok choy.

Words from the same roots

Hokkien白菜 all →

pechay

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