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kinchay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kin-chay
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

kinchai (alternative) kintsay (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

kiamchay pechay polonchay kuchay

Questions

What does kinchay mean?
Chinese celery ("varieties of Apium graveolens, sometimes called Apium graveolens var. secalinum")
Where does kinchay come from?
Borrowed from Hokkien 芹菜 (khîn-chhài, “celery”).

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