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Definition of pak choy

pak choy

(UK: pak choi)
Plural:pak choy
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pak choy Lexical Profile

• noun

1

A variety of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) characterized by dark green leaves and thick, crisp, white or green stalks, widely used in Asian cooking.

Example

"She added some freshly chopped pak choy to the stir-fry for extra crunch and color."

Synonyms
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Word Nuance & Usage

This vegetable is also widely known as 'bok choy' or 'pak choi'; the spelling variations stem from different English transliterations of the same Chinese dialectal names.

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Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese baak6 coi3 (白菜), literally translating to 'white vegetable'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Pak choy. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 13, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/pak choy
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