lychee
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lychee
- /ˈlaɪ̯t͡ʃi/
- /laɪ̯ˈt͡ʃiː/
- /ˈlit͡ʃi/ South Africa
- /ˈlit͡ʃi/ US, also
Rhymes with -iːtʃi, -aɪtʃi
Where it comes from
* /ˈlaɪ̯.t͡ʃi/, /laɪ̯ˈt͡ʃiː/ from Cantonese 荔枝 (lai⁶ zi¹)
* /ˈlit͡ʃi/ from Hokkien 荔枝 (lē-chi)
Doublet of litchi and lichi.
noun lychees · lichee · lichi · litchi
- The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family.
- That tree's bright red oval fruit with a single stone surrounded by a fleshy white aril. No Chinese meal is complete without some succulent dim sims (pork minced with water chestnuts and enclosed in paste), and such sweets as honeyed lychee nuts and honeyed ginger.
- A soft pink-red colour, like that of a lychee rind (also called lychee red).
Translations
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noun tree
| Español | lichi |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 리치 richi, 라이치 raichi, 여지 yeoji |
| 日本語 | 茘枝 reishi, レイシ reishi, ライチ raichi |
| 中文 | 荔枝 lìzhī |
| हिन्दी | लीची līcī |
| Kiswahili | mshokishoki, mgulabi |
| Português | lichia |
| Français | letchi, litchi, li-tchi |
| Deutsch | Litschibaum |
| Italiano | litchi |
| Română | litchi |
| Русский | ли́чи líči, ли́джи lídži, ла́йси lájsi, ли́си lísi |
| Tiếng Việt | cây vải |
noun fruit
| Español | lichi |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 리치 richi, 라이치 raichi, 여지 yeoji |
| 日本語 | 茘枝 reishi, レイシ reishi, ライチ raichi |
| 中文 | 荔枝 lìzhī |
| हिन्दी | लीची līcī |
| Kiswahili | shokishoki, gulabi |
| Português | lichia |
| Français | litchi, letchi |
| Deutsch | Litschi |
| Italiano | litchi |
| Ελληνικά | λίτσι lítsi |
| Română | litchi |
| Русский | ли́чи líči, ли́джи lídži, ла́йси lájsi, ли́си lísi |
| Tiếng Việt | vải |
| עברית | לִיצִ׳י lichi |
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@misc{lychee_2026,
title = {lychee},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lychee},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
