Etymology

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Today it means: Napa cabbage. Full definition →

Cantonese 黃芽白 /黄芽白
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  1. Cantonese · borrowed from黃芽白 /黄芽白
  2. English todaywombok

From Cantonese 黃芽白 /黄芽白 (wong⁴ ngaa⁴ baak⁶).

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