bok choy

noun

ˈbäk-ˈchȯi 

variants or less commonly bok choi

ˈbäk-ˈchȯi 

or pak choi

ˈpäk-ˈchȯi 

ˈpak-

: 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

Blanch some greens like spinach, bok choy, or cabbage by dropping them in boiling water until tender, then plunging them in ice water to stop the cooking before adding them to the bowl. —Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2025

Recently, there were four varieties of kimchi, including baby bok choy; pickled radish; chunky potato salad; marinated perilla leaves; bean sprouts; kelp noodles; fried zucchini rounds; a vegetable pancake; and marinated seaweed. —Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025

Dishes include golden eye snapper sushi and sashimi, duck breast with duck teriyaki sauce and bok choy, caprino cappellacci with rainbow beets and hazelnut cream, and more. —Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025

Top foods: Dairy, tofu, leafy greens like bok choy and kale. —Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bok choy

• ahoy
• alloy
• annoy
• carboy
• convoy
• cowboy
• decoy
• deploy
• destroy
• employ
• employe
• enjoy