different between lichi vs lychee

English

Noun

lichi (plural lichis)

1. Alternative spelling of lychee

Anagrams

• Chili, Ilchi, chili

Italian

Noun

lichi (invariable)

1. lechwe, red lechwe, southern lechwe

Derived terms

• lichi rosso, Kobus leche leche
• lichi dell'Upemba, Kobus leche anselli
• lichi del Kafue, Kobus leche kafuensis
• lichi di Roberts, Kobus leche robertsi
• lichi nero, Kobus leche smithemani

Spanish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “borrowing from Chinese”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lit??i/, [?li.t??i]

Noun

lichi m (plural lichis)

1. lychee (tree)
2. lychee (fruit)

Further reading

• “lichi” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Alternative forms

• lichee, lichi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?la??t??i?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?lit?i?/

Noun

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).

Translations

References

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

Anagrams

• leechy