lychee

Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪ̯t͡ʃi/

The English word “lychee” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

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.
A soft pink-red colour, like that of a lychee rind (also called lychee red).

* /ˈlaɪ̯.t͡ʃi/, /laɪ̯ˈt͡ʃiː/ from Cantonese 荔枝 (lai⁶ zi¹) * /ˈlit͡ʃi/ from Hokkien 荔枝 (lē-chi) Doublet of litchi and lichi.

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