kinchay

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noun

Chinese celery ("varieties of Apium graveolens, sometimes called Apium graveolens var. secalinum")

OriginHokkien 芹菜 →
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Meanings

nounkinchay (uncountable)

alternative kinchai · alternative kintsay

  1. PhilippinesuncountableChinese celery ("varieties of Apium graveolens, sometimes called Apium graveolens var. secalinum")

Origin

  1. Hokkien芹菜“celery”
  2. Englishkinchay

Borrowed from Hokkien 芹菜 (khîn-chhài, “celery”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kinchay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinchay.

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