chop-suey greens
- noun
- Philippine
:
bok choy
- You can steam chop-suey greens and serve them as a healthy side dish.
Examples
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She added a handful of chop-suey greens to the stir-fry for extra flavor.
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The farmer's market had fresh chop-suey greens perfect for Asian recipes.
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I love adding chop-suey greens to my stir-fry.
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Have you tried chop-suey greens in your salad?
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She added a handful of chop-suey greens to the stir-fry for extra flavor.
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The farmer's market had fresh chop-suey greens perfect for Asian recipes.
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You can steam chop-suey greens and serve them as a healthy side dish.
Synonyms
5
3.7
A leafy green vegetable like bok choy used in Asian cooking
3
4.0
A leafy Chinese cabbage with white stalks and dark green leaves used in Asian cooking
2
2.5
A plant food with green edible leaves like spinach or lettuce
2
1.9
A plant with green leaves and stems you eat
2
3.6
Leaves from a mustard plant that people eat cooked
1
3.7
The leaves of young turnip plants that you cook and eat
1
2.3
A vegetable with long pale green leaves and thick white stalks used in Asian cooking
An Asian vegetable with crisp white stems and dark green leaves used in stir-fries and salads
A Chinese vegetable with crisp white stalks and dark green leaves used in Asian cooking
A leafy green vegetable with white stems and dark green leaves called bok choy used in Asian cooking
A pale cabbage with tightly packed leaves used in East Asian cooking
A vegetable with a long head and crisp stalks like celery used in East Asian cooking
A leafy green used in Asian cooking for its tender edible leaves
A leafy plant that people use in Asian cooking for its tender leaves and strong taste
A leafy vegetable with tender leaves and a mild smell used in Asian cooking
A dark leafy green vegetable often cooked in East Africa
A small leafy green with a mild nutty taste often eaten in salads
Surface Forms
Morphology
chop-suey + greens
If a learner knows 'chop-suey' (the name of a stir-fry dish) and 'greens' (leafy vegetables), they can readily infer that 'chop-suey greens' refers to greens used in or typical for chop-suey — a straightforward dish + ingredient composition. Although 'chop-suey' itself is a lexicalized cultural item not analyzable as 'chop' + 'suey', the noun–noun combination is compositional and immediately interpretable by learners who know both constituents.
Etymology
The noun chop-suey greens comes from the dish name chop-suey, which may come from Chinese words meaning 'mixed pieces'. Because chop-suey was a quick stir-fry of different foods, chop-suey greens became the leafy vegetables used in that mix, so the name now means 'a leafy vegetable used in Asian cooking'.