- lichee li·chee [ˌlaɪ'tʃiː] n
- litchi m inv
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lichee li·chee [ˌlaɪ'tʃiː] n
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lichee — /lee chee/, n. litchi. * * * … Universalium
lichee — li|chee [ˈlaıtʃi:] n another spelling of ↑lychee … Dictionary of contemporary English
lichee — li•chee [[t]ˈli tʃi[/t]] n. pln litchi … From formal English to slang
lichee — /laɪˈtʃi/ (say luy chee) noun → lychee …
litchi — , lichee (LEE chee) [Chinese] An edible fruit with a single seed and a sweet, firm, jellylike pulp, native to China. Also written leechee … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
litchi — /lee chee/, n., pl. litchis. 1. the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed. 2. the tree itself. Also, leechee, lichee. [1580 90;… … Universalium
leechee — noun Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried • Syn: ↑litchi, ↑litchi nut, ↑litchee, ↑lichi, ↑lichee, ↑lychee • Hypernyms: ↑edible fruit … Useful english dictionary
lychee — /ˈlaɪˌtʃi/ (say luy.chee), /laɪˈtʃi / (say luy chee) noun 1. the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, consisting of a thin brittle shell, enclosing a sweet jelly like pulp and a single seed. 2. the tree. Also, lichee, lichi, litchi.… …
lychee — (pronounced liy chee), the name of a Chinese fruit, is spelt this way rather than lichee or litchi, although these forms are dominant in AmE (and are pronounced lee chee) … Modern English usage
litchi — /laɪˈtʃi/ (say luy chee), /ˈlɪtʃi/ (say lichee) noun (plural litchis) → lychee. {Mandarin lìzhī; with spelling due to Wade Giles transcription li tchi; first pronunciation from Cantonese, second from Mandarin. See lychee} …
