# kailan

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra, a long, blue-green vegetable with thick, glossy stems and leaves typically eaten in Chinese and particularly Cantonese cooking.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 芥蘭／芥兰 (gaai3 laan4-2).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kailan