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パクチョイ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

パクチョイ

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チョ

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Meanings

1

noun

bok choy; pak choi

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to bok choy with white stalks, as opposed to チンゲンサイ (green-stalked varieties).

from Chinese

See also: チンゲンサイ

パクチョイを炒いためて食たべた。
I stir-fried and ate bok choy.
このスープにはパクチョイが合あう。
Bok choy goes well with this soup.

Written forms

パクチョイUsage100%
Katakana spelling is standard for this loanword; the kanji form 白菜 is rarely used for this specific cultivar.
白菜ぱくちょい
Kanji spelling is possible but strongly associated with はくさい (napa cabbage); using it for パクチョイ may cause confusion.

Kanji

白white
菜vegetable, side dish, greens

Similar words

チンゲンサイ
チンゲンサイ typically has green stalks, while パクチョイ has white stalks.
白はく菜さい
白菜 is napa cabbage, a different vegetable; パクチョイ is a specific type of Chinese cabbage.

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese, likely via English 'bok choy' or 'pak choi'.