Variant: also bok choi
Pronunciation: ' bäk- ' cho ̇ i
or pak choi \ ' päk- ' cho ̇ i, ' pak- \
Function: noun
Etymology: Chinese (Guangdong) baahk-choi, literally, white vegetable
Date: 1847
: a Chinese cabbage ( Brassica rapa chinensis ) forming an open head with long white stalks and green leaves