A-choy

noun

Indian lettuce; Lactuca indica

Meanings

nounA-choy (uncountable)

alternative a choy · alternative aa choy

  1. uncountableIndian lettuce; Lactuca indica

Origin

Ultimately from Hokkien 萵仔菜/莴仔菜 (e-á-chhài). Compare Taiwanese A菜 (ēi-cài).

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A-choy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/A-choy

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“A-choy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/A-choy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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