pakcoy

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hakka 白菜 (pha̍k-chhoi, “white vegetable”). Doublet of petsai.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pak‧coy

Noun

pakcoy (first-person possessive pakcoyku, second-person possessive pakcoymu, third-person possessive pakcoynya)

1. Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis, an East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage; bok choy.

Synonyms

• sawi sendok