napa cabbage

noun

often capitalized N

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Kitty’s simple menu includes not much beyond that chicken and some side dishes, including potatoes roasted in the chicken fat (YUM) and a napa cabbage Caesar salad. Julia Turshen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024 Studies show that warmer weather brought about by climate change is now threatening these crops, so much so that South Korea might not be able to grow napa cabbage one day due to the intensifying heat. Reuters, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2024 Chinese broccoli, pea greens, an Asian variety of mustard greens, and baby napa cabbage for just 68 cents a pound. Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2024 Some people opt to line with cheesecloth, or napa cabbage leaves, too. Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for napa cabbage 

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Japanese dialect nappa greens

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of napa cabbage was in 1979

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“Napa cabbage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/napa%20cabbage. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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