Chinese cabbage

noun

Bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis).

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Chinese chardChinese mustardcelery mustardspoon cabbagenappa cabbageKorean cabbagecelery cabbagewombok
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Meanings

nounChinese cabbage (usually uncountable, plural Chinese cabbages)

plural Chinese cabbages

  1. Any East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage, especially subspecies or varieties of Brassica rapa.
    1. uncountableusuallyBok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis).
    2. uncountableusuallyNapa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis).

      Synonyms: Chinese chard, Chinese mustard, celery mustard, spoon cabbage, nappa cabbage, Korean cabbage, celery cabbage, wombok

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNapa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis).

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Chinese chardChinese mustardcelery mustardspoon cabbagenappa cabbageKorean cabbagecelery cabbagewombok

More synonyms by meaning

nounplant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia

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celery cabbagenapape-tsaiBrassica rapa pekinensis
Broader
crucifercruciferous plant

nounelongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves

Similar
celery cabbageChinese celery
Broader
cabbagechou
Also see
celery cabbagechinese celerynapa

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech čínské zelí
  • čínské zelíany East Asian leafy vegetable
Irish cabáiste Síneach
  • cabáiste Síneachany East Asian leafy vegetable
Italian cavolo di Pechino, cavolo cinese
  • cavolo di Pechinoany East Asian leafy vegetable
  • cavolo cineseany East Asian leafy vegetable
Polish kapusta pekińska
  • kapusta pekińskaany East Asian leafy vegetable
Romanian varză chinezească
  • varză chinezeascăany East Asian leafy vegetable
Turkish Çin lahanası
  • Çin lahanasıany East Asian leafy vegetable
Cite this entry
APA

Chinese cabbage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20cabbage

MLA

“Chinese cabbage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20cabbage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chinese cabbage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20cabbage.

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