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bok choy

/ˌbɒkˈt͡ʃɔɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
bok -choy
IPA
/ˌbɒkˈt͡ʃɔɪ/
21
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis, an East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 白菜 (baak⁶ coi³, “white vegetable”). Doublet of pechay.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌbɒkˈt͡ʃɔɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

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 (alternative)

Phrases

choy sum yin choy yu choy

Frequently Paired Words

choy sum yin choy yu choy napa cabbage Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis tatsoi

Synonyms

Chinese chard Chinese mustard celery mustard spoon cabbage bok choi pakchoi pak choi chinese white cabbage brassica rapa chinensis

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce bok choy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbɒkˈt͡ʃɔɪ/.
What does bok choy mean?
Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis, an East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage.
Where does bok choy come from?
Borrowed from Cantonese 白菜 (baak⁶ coi³, “white vegetable”). Doublet of pechay.

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