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China Terminology ›› 2019, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (6): 75-78.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8578.2019.06.013

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Traceability of “huayecai”

HUANG Heqing   

  • Received:2018-09-28 Revised:2019-09-10 Online:2019-12-25 Published:2020-05-11

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Abstract:

Cauliflower is a vegetable that enters China from Europe. There are many Chinese names,such as“ huayecai”,“huacai”, and “caihua”. Among them, “huayecai” appeared at the earliest,about in the 1820s. This name has been used ever since,and it has become the standard term used to represent this plant in Chinese.

Key words: cauliflower, cabbage

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