tatsoi en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /tɑtˈsɔɪ/ (US)
- [tʰɑʔ(t)ˈsɔɪ] (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 塌菜 (taap3 coi3, “collapsed vegetable”).
Meanings
- (uncountable) Brassica rapa subsp. narinosa (syns. Brassica narinosa, Brasica rapa var. narinosa, Brassica rapa var. rosularis), an Asian variety of Brassica rapa grown for greens, lately popular in North American cuisine.
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Translations (2)
fi tatsoikaali (Variety of Brassica rapa) · pl tatsoi (Variety of Brassica rapa)