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litchi

Hokkien 荔枝

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Hokkien · derived from荔枝
English todaylitchi

Ultimately from Hokkien 荔枝 (lē-chi). Doublet of lichi and lychee.

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.