kim·chi also kim·chee 
(kĭmchē)
(kĭmchē)n. pl. kim·chis also kim·chees
A usually spicy Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and allowed to ferment.
[Korean kimch'i, possibly from an unattested Old Korean form *kimch'ae : kim, salty (from Middle Chinese γəm; also the source of Mandarin xián) + ch'ae, vegetable, greens (from Middle Chinese tshaj`; see BOK CHOY).]