Meanings
- UKalternativeuncountableAlternative form of bok choy.
The standard pak choi is juicy, crisp and fast-maturing - a welcome green leaf in any winter kitchen garden.
2008 April 5, “Pak choi”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 06 Apr 20162 more examples
Pak choi, sometimes called baak choi, seems to me to be perhaps the perfect vegetable, having soft, melting leaves and plump stems bursting with juice.
2001 April 29, Nigel Slater, “Choi rider”, in The Observer, →ISSN, archived from the original on 09 May 2014The crunchy, celery-like stalks of pak choi and their tender, crisp leaves are the perfect vessel for this buttery miso and gochujang sauce.
2025 January 22, Lara Lee, “Lara Lee’s recipe for miso and gochujang butter pak choi”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAsiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves
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pak choi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pak%20choi
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