Phrase guide

Chinese celery

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Apium graveolens var. secalinum, a variety of celery with smaller stalks and flavorful leaves, grown in East Asian countries for use in cooking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Oenanthe javanica

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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noun

Meaning 3

elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Chinese cabbage, celery cabbage

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cabbage, chou

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: တရုတ်နံနံ (ta.rutnamnam) — East Asian variety of celery
  • Chinese Cantonese: 芹菜 (kan4 coi3) — East Asian variety of celery
  • Chinese Mandarin: 芹菜 (qíncài) — East Asian variety of celery
  • Finnish: yrttiselleri — East Asian variety of celery
  • Malay: daun sup — East Asian variety of celery
  • Tagalog: kintsay — East Asian variety of celery
  • Thai: ขึ้นฉ่าย (kʉ̂n-chàai) — East Asian variety of celery
  • Vietnamese: rau cần tay — East Asian variety of celery