bok choy

== English == === Alternative forms === bak choy, bokchoi, bok choi, pak choi, baak choi, baicai, pe-tsai, petsai, pechay, patchoi, pak choy === Etymology === Borrowed from Cantonese 白菜 (baak6 coi3, “white vegetable”). Doublet of pechay. === Pronunciation === (General American) enPR: bŏk'choi', IPA(key): /ˌbɒkˈt͡ʃɔɪ/ Rhymes: -ɔɪ === Noun === bok choy (uncountable) Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis, an East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage. ==== Synonyms ==== (Chinese cabbage): Chinese chard, Chinese mustard, celery mustard, spoon cabbage ==== Coordinate terms ==== napa cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis; tatsoi ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === bok choy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Brassica rapa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons