lichi

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A form of lychee — The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family.

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litchilitchi nutlitcheeleecheelicheelychee
OriginSpanish lichi ← Hokkien 荔枝 →
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Meanings

nounlichi (plural lichis)

plural lichis

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of lychee.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounChinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried

Similar
litchilitchi nutlitcheeleecheelicheelychee
Broader
edible fruit
Also see
lychee

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Hokkien荔枝
  2. Spanishlichi
  3. Englishlichi

Borrowed from Spanish lichi, from Hokkien 荔枝 (lē-chi).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

chiliIlchi
Cite this entry
APA

lichi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lichi

MLA

“lichi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lichi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lichi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lichi.

Source: lichi on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.