"pechay" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pechays [plural]
Etymology: From Tagalog/Cebuano pechay, from Hokkien 白菜 (pe̍h-chhài, “Chinese cabbage”). Doublet of bok choy. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tl|-}} Tagalog, {{bor|en|ceb|-}} Cebuano, {{der|en|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-l|白菜|pe̍h-chhài|Chinese cabbage}} 白菜 (pe̍h-chhài, “Chinese cabbage”), {{doublet|en|bok choy}} Doublet of bok choy Head templates: {{en-noun}} pechay (plural pechays)
  1. (Philippines) the Chinese cabbage (either napa cabbage or bok choy) Tags: Philippines Categories (lifeform): Brassicas
    Sense id: en-pechay-en-noun-A3d4khN5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Philippine English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pechay meaning in English (1.7kB)

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