nappa

Examples

• All

• At the market, he bought fresh nappa to prepare a traditional stir-fry.

• She added chopped nappa to the soup for a mild, crunchy texture.

• I added some nappa to my stir-fry.

• Have you ever tried nappa cabbage?

• The recipe calls for nappa cabbage to add a crunchy texture to the salad.

• In many East Asian dishes, nappa is a popular ingredient for stir-fries and soups.

• For the hot pot, make sure to include nappa, as it absorbs the flavors beautifully.

Synonyms

C

choy

vsnappa

7 3.7

A leafy green vegetable like bok choy used in Asian cooking

is a single specific variety with tightly packed pale leaves

C

Chinese cabbage

vsnappa

2 2.3

A vegetable with long pale green leaves and thick white stalks used in Asian cooking

is a specific compact variety with tightly packed pale leaves

N

napa

vsnappa

1 7.5

A long, pale green Chinese cabbage used in cooking

has compact, tightly packed pale leaves instead of an elongated head

C

chop-suey greens

vsnappa

• Philippine

1 6.3

A leafy green vegetable used in Asian cooking like bok choy

is a particular compact variety with tightly packed pale leaves

B

Brassica rapa pekinensis

vsnappa

• Specialized

7.3

A leafy vegetable like a cabbage used in East Asian cooking

is the common name for a compact plant with tightly packed pale leaves

How Crunchy

celery

64 1.0

cabbage

87 1.0

nappa

• UK

1 6.6

lettuce

102 1.0

spinach

87 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology