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Where does “pechay” come from?

pechay (English) comes from Hokkien 白菜 — Chinese cabbage.

pechay (English): The Chinese cabbage; either napa cabbage or bok...

Definitions

  1. The Chinese cabbage; either napa cabbage or bok...

Ancestry of “pechay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hokkien白菜Chinese cabbage
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