Chinese

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phonetic dish (type of food); vegetables
trad. (菠菜)
simp. #(菠菜)
alternative forms 波菜

Etymology

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From earlier 波斯菜 (bōsīcài), from 波斯 (Bōsī, “Persia”) + (cài, “greens, vegetable”). Alternatively, short for 菠薐菜 (bōléngcài). Compare the etymology of English spinach.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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菠菜

菠菜

  1. spinach
    從不菠菜就是喜歡味兒 [MSC, trad.]
    从不菠菜就是喜欢味儿 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ cóngbù chī bōcài. Wǒ jiùshì bù xǐhuān nà wèir. [Pinyin]
    I never eat spinach. I just don't like the taste.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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