Indonesian

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Etymology

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From sawi +‎ hijau (green).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: sa‧wi‧pu‧tih

Noun

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sawi hijau (first-person possessive sawi hijauku, second-person possessive sawi hijaumu, third-person possessive sawi hijaunya)

  1. A Chinese vegetable, a variety of Brassica rapa parachinensis subspecies, similar to bok choy but slimmer, with smooth green leaves and pale green stems, and clusters of flowers on the tips of the inner shoots; choy sum.

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