noun
Gobi
GOH-bee
noun
1
As a proper noun, a vast desert spanning Mongolia and northern China.
"Camel caravans once crossed the Gobi on ancient trade routes."
2
In South Asian cooking, cauliflower — as in the dish "gobi manchurian."
"We ordered gobi manchurian as a starter."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the famous Asian desert, or cauliflower in Indian cooking.
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Etymology
From the Mongolian word for a waterless, semi-desert area.