different between litchi vs lychee

English

Etymology

From Chinese ?? (lìzh?). Doublet of lychee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?li?t??i?/

Noun

litchi (plural litchis)

1. Synonym of lychee

Translations

Anagrams

• lithic

French

Alternative forms

• li-chi (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lit.?i/

Noun

litchi m (plural litchis)

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

Further reading

• “litchi” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

litchi m (plural litchi)

1. lychee (tree & fruit)

Norman

Etymology

From Frankish *lekkon, from Proto-Germanic *likk?n?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lit??i/

Verb

litchi (gerund liqu'sie)

1. (Jersey) to lick

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