菠菜

Chinese

phonetic dish (type of food); vegetables
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

  1. spinach
    我從不吃菠菜。我就是不喜歡那味兒。 [MSC, trad.]
    我从不吃菠菜。我就是不喜欢那味儿。 [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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