Meanings
alternative bak choy · alternative bokchoi · alternative bok choi · alternative pak choi · alternative baak choi · alternative baicai · alternative pe-tsai · alternative petsai · alternative pechay · alternative patchoi · alternative pak choy
- uncountableChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis, an East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage.
A new highway near Hong Kong has the right-of-way where a farmer now squeezes in a patch of bok choy. In the past decade development has overrun much of China's arable land.
1998 October, T. R. Reid, “Feeding the Planet”, in National Geographic, number 4, page 75Synonyms: Chinese chard, Chinese mustard, celery mustard, spoon cabbage
Synonyms & antonyms
nounChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis, an East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage.
More synonyms by meaning
nounAsiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Borrowed from Cantonese 白菜 (baak⁶ coi³, “white vegetable”). Doublet of pechay.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans pak-choi, paksoi
- pak-choiChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
- paksoiChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Arabic كُرُنْب صِينِيّ, بُوك تْشُوي
- كُرُنْب صِينِيّ (kurunb ṣīniyy)Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
- بُوك تْشُوي (buk tšuy)Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Chinese Cantonese 白菜
- 白菜 (baak⁶ coi³)Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Chinese Mandarin 小白菜
- 小白菜 (xiǎo báicài)Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Finnish pinaattikiinankaali, paksoi
- pinaattikiinankaaliChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
- paksoiChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
French pe-tsaï, chou chinois
- pe-tsaïChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
- chou chinoisChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
- chou de PékinChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
German Pak Choi, Chinakohl
- Pak ChoiChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
- ChinakohlChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
- PekingkohlChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
- JapankohlChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
- SelleriekohlChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
- SenfkohlChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Greek μποκ τσόι
- μποκ τσόι (bok tsói)Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Hebrew כרוב סיני
- כרוב סיניChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Hungarian kínai kel
- kínai kelChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Italian cavolo cinese, pe-tsai
- cavolo cineseChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
- pe-tsaiChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Japanese 青梗菜
- 青梗菜 (chingensai)Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Korean 배추, 백채
- 배추 (baechu)Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
- 백채 (baekchae)Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Latvian pakčojs, Āzijas kāposts
- pakčojsChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
- Āzijas kāpostsChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Polish kapusta właściwa chińska
- kapusta właściwa chińskaChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Portuguese couve-chinesa
- couve-chinesaChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Romanian bok choy, varză chinezească
- bok choyChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
- varză chinezeascăChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Russian петса́й, бокчо́й
- петса́й (petsáj)Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
- бокчо́й (bokčój)Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
- пеки́нская капу́ста (pekínskaja kapústa)Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Spanish berro chino, repollo chino
- berro chinoChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
- repollo chinoChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
- col chinaChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Swedish sellerikål
- sellerikålChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Tagalog petsay, buktsoy
- petsayChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
- buktsoyChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Thai กวางตุ้ง
- กวางตุ้ง (gwaang-dtûng)Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Turkish pakçoy
- pakçoyChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Vietnamese cải thìa
- cải thìaChinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bok choy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
bok choy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bok%20choy
“bok choy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bok%20choy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bok choy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bok%20choy.
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