菠菜
Chinese
phonetic | dish (type of food); vegetables | ||
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trad. (菠菜) | 菠 | 菜 | |
simp. #(菠菜) | 菠 | 菜 | |
alternative forms | 波菜 |
Etymology
From earlier 波斯菜 (bōsīcài), from 波斯 (Bōsī, “Persia”) + 菜 (cài, “greens, vegetable”). Alternatively, short for 菠薐菜 (bōléngcài). Compare the etymology of English spinach.
Pronunciation
Noun

菠菜
菠菜
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 菠菜 (“spinach”) [map]
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