noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American:bŏk'choi'
General-American:/ˌbɒkˈt͡ʃɔɪ/
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rhymes with -ɔɪ
1
noun
Meaning 1
Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis, an East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bok choi
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cabbage, chou
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noun
Meaning 3
Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bok choi, pakchoi, pak choi, Chinese white cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: crucifer, cruciferous plant
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 白菜 (baak6 coi3, “white vegetable”). Doublet of pechay.
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
pak-choi
— Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
Afrikaans:
paksoi
— Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
