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kailan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
kailan
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra, a long, blue-green vegetable with thick, glossy stems and leaves typically eaten in Chinese and particularly Cantonese cooking.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 芥蘭／芥兰 (gaai3 laan4-2).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

gailan (alternative) gai-lan (alternative) gai lohn (alternative) gai-lon (alternative) kai-lan (alternative)

Synonyms

Chinese broccoli Chinese kale

Questions

What does kailan mean?
Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra, a long, blue-green vegetable with thick, glossy stems and leaves typically eaten in Chinese and particularly Cantonese cooking.
Where does kailan come from?
Borrowed from Cantonese 芥蘭／芥兰 (gaai3 laan4-2).

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