bok choy
noun
variants
or less commonly bok choi
or pak choi
ˈpäk-ˈchȯi 
ˈpak-
: a Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa chinensis) forming an open head with long white stalks and green leaves
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Emma would learn to grow Chinese vegetables from seed—cabbage, gai choy, bok choy, snow peas.
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Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Substitute other vegetables for the celery if need be—thinly sliced kohlrabi, bok choy, or savoy cabbage would work well—but celery really does work well here.
—Laura McLively, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2025
Inside are more than two dozen containers filled with noodles, rice, bok choy and curry.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
On the more decadent side, the Four Season Duck Noodles will come with roast duck, bean sprouts, Chinese bok choy, garlic oil, green onion and cilantro.
—Colin Wrenn, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
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Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Substitute other vegetables for the celery if need be—thinly sliced kohlrabi, bok choy, or savoy cabbage would work well—but celery really does work well here.
—Laura McLively, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2025
Inside are more than two dozen containers filled with noodles, rice, bok choy and curry.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
On the more decadent side, the Four Season Duck Noodles will come with roast duck, bean sprouts, Chinese bok choy, garlic oil, green onion and cilantro.
—Colin Wrenn, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Bok choy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bok%20choy. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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