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napa

/ˈnæpə/

Meanings
noun
Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis, a kind of Chinese cabbage.

Examples :

"My mom used napa in the kimchi she made yesterday. "
vegetable food plant

Related Words

Illustration she

she noun

/ʃiː/ /ʃi/

A female.

"Pat is definitely a she."

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

A grub or maggot.

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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kimchi noun

/ˈkɪmtʃi/ /ˈkɪmchi/

A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation.

"My mom always makes a big batch of kimchi in the fall so we have some to eat all winter long. "

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cabbage noun

/ˈkæbɪdʒ/

An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.

"My grandmother planted a large cabbage in her garden. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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mom noun

/mʌm/ /mɒm/ /mɑm/

(familiar) mother.

"My mom is picking me up from school today. "

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used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

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kind noun

/kaɪnd/

A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.

"This is a strange kind of tobacco."

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my interjection

/mi/

Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.

"My, what big teeth you have!"

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brassica noun

/ˈbɹæs.ɪ.kə/

Any of many plants of the genus Brassica, including cabbage, mustard and rapes

"My garden is full of brassica this year, including broccoli, kale, and Brussels sprouts. "

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yesterday noun

/ˈjɛstədeɪ/ /ˈjɛstɚdeɪ/

The day immediately before today; one day ago.

"Today is the child of yesterday and the parent of tomorrow."