"fat choy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 髮菜 /发菜 (faat³ coi³). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|yue:髮菜|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Cantonese", "term" : "髮菜", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "yue" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "fat choy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="fat choy"> Borrowed from Cantonese 髮菜 /发菜 (faat³ coi³). Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolink=1}} fat choy (uncountable)
  1. a blue-green alga (Nostoc flagelliforme) used as a vegetable in Chinese cooking Tags: uncountable Synonyms (Nostoc flagelliforme): black moss, hair moss Synonyms (from Mandarin Chinese): fa cai
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