napa cabbage

noun

often capitalized N

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Kimchi is a traditional Korean dish made by fermenting vegetables, usually napa cabbage or radish, with seasonings like garlic, chili flakes, ginger, and salted seafood. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2025 Kimchi is a traditional Korean side dish made from salted and fermented vegetables, most often with napa cabbage and some sort of radish along with carrots, garlic, ginger and chili. Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2025 Bok choy and napa cabbage are my favorite additions. Melissa Kirsch, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025 There are more than 400 varieties of cabbage, but green cabbage, red (purple) cabbage, and napa cabbage (also known as Chinese cabbage) are the most popular. Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for napa cabbage

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Japanese dialect nappa greens

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of napa cabbage was in 1979

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“Napa cabbage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/napa%20cabbage. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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