patchoi

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A form of bok choy — Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis, an East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage.

OriginCantonese 白菜 →
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Meanings

nounpatchoi (uncountable)
  1. Trinidad and TobagoalternativeuncountableAlternative form of bok choy.

Origin

  1. Cantonese白菜
  2. Englishpatchoi

From Cantonese 白菜 (baak⁶ coi³).

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

“patchoi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patchoi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patchoi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patchoi.

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