variants or less commonly bok choi or pak choi
: a Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa chinensis) forming an open head with long white stalks and green leaves

Examples of bok choy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Customize it by adding in your child's favorite veggies such as carrots, zucchini, or bok choy. Katherine Lee, Parents, 18 July 2024 Thinly sliced bok choy is thrown in with soba noodles just before draining them, giving you perfectly blanched greens and silky noodles in just four minutes. Laura McLively, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024 Indeed, that was the pan Colicchio had used for his dish, a lobster stir-fry with ginger, bok choy, fennel, red onion, candied ginger, fish sauce, lime juice, Thai basil, basil, parsley, cilantro and curry leaves. Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 29 May 2024 Finally, mix in the baby bok choy and remove from heat. 7. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for bok choy 

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Word History

Etymology

Chinese (Guangdong) baahk-choi, literally, white vegetable

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bok choy was in 1847

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“Bok choy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bok%20choy. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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