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kailan

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ကိုက်လန် (kuiklan) — vegetable
  • Chinese Cantonese: 芥蘭 /芥兰 — vegetable
  • Chinese: 芥藍菜 /芥蓝菜 (kè-nâ-chhài) — vegetable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 芥藍 /芥蓝 (jièlán) — vegetable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 芥蘭 /芥兰 (gàilán, jièlán) — vegetable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 芥蘭菜 /芥兰菜 (gàiláncài, jièláncài) — vegetable
  • Finnish: härmekaali — vegetable
  • Finnish: kiinanbrokkoli — vegetable
  • French: gaï lan — vegetable
  • French: brocoli de Chine — vegetable
  • Indonesian: kailan — vegetable
  • Russian: гайла́нь (gajlánʹ) — vegetable
  • Tày: cải làn — vegetable
  • Thai: คะน้า (ká-náa) — vegetable
  • Vietnamese: cải rổ — vegetable
  • Vietnamese: cải làn — vegetable