pe-tsai

Examples

• All

• She added chopped pe-tsai to the soup for a crisp, fresh flavor.

• At the market, there was a large selection of pe-tsai ready for pickling.

• I bought some pe-tsai at the market.

• Have you ever tried pe-tsai in a stir-fry?

• At the market, there was a large selection of pe-tsai ready for pickling.

• She added chopped pe-tsai to the soup for a crisp, fresh flavor.

• Stir-frying pe-tsai with garlic is a popular dish in many Asian households.

Synonyms

C

cabbage

vspe-tsai

87 1.0

A round vegetable with thick leaves eaten raw or cooked

is elongated and has broad stalks rather than a round head

C

Chinese cabbage

vspe-tsai

2 2.3

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

is a specific variety with broader stalks and a distinctive head shape

N

napa

vspe-tsai

1 7.5

A long, pale green Chinese cabbage used in cooking

is the same vegetable referred to by another common name

N

nappa

vspe-tsai

• UK

1 6.6

A pale cabbage with tightly packed leaves used in East Asian cooking

describes the broader-stalked form with looser, wide leaves

C

celery cabbage

vspe-tsai

1 3.7

A vegetable with a long head and crisp stalks like celery used in East Asian cooking

focuses on broader, thicker stalks rather than celery-like crispness

B

Brassica rapa pekinensis

vspe-tsai

• Specialized

7.3

A leafy vegetable like a cabbage used in East Asian cooking

is the common term for that same cultivated variety

Surface Forms

Etymology