lychee - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

• lichee, lichi

From Cantonese 荔枝 (lai⁶ zi¹). Doublet of litchi.

• (UK, Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪ̯t͡ʃi/, /laɪ̯ˈt͡ʃiː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlit͡ʃi/
• Rhymes: -iːtʃi, -aɪtʃi

lychee (plural lychees)

1. The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family.
2. That tree's bright red oval fruit with a single stone surrounded by a fleshy white aril.
3. A soft pink-red colour, like that of a lychee rind (also called lychee red).

   lychee:  

• The OED lists this as a variant of litchi.
• Webster’s Third New International lists this as a variant of litchi.

• Cheely, leechy

From Cantonese 荔枝 (lai⁶ zi¹).

• Hyphenation: ly‧chee

lychee m (plural lychees, diminutive lycheetje n)

1. lychee (Litchi chinensis)

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “lychee”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

•   lychee on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl