pe-tsai
[
bey
-
tsahy
]
/ˈbeɪˈtsaɪ/
noun
1.
Chinese cabbage
.
Origin
1785-95;
<
Chinese
(Wade-Giles)
pai
2
ts'ai
4
,
(pinyin)
báicái
(literary
bócài
) literally, white vegetable; cf.
bok choy