lychee
1 synonym for lychee, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A small, bright red fruit with a single stone surrounded by soft white flesh.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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litchi
Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
A small, bright red fruit with a single stone surrounded by soft white flesh.
“She peeled a lychee and ate the white flesh.”
litchi
2. noun
The tropical Chinese fruit tree, Litchi chinensis, that bears this fruit.
“The lychee is a tropical tree of the soapberry family.”
litchi
How to use lychee
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
fresh lychees
tinned lychees
lychee juice
lychee flesh
It is an everyday food word.
Etymology
The word comes from Cantonese and Hokkien words written 荔枝, which give the different pronunciations.
Full origin of lychee →Frequently asked questions
What is a lychee?
It is a bright red fruit with a single stone surrounded by white flesh. It grows on a tropical tree of the soapberry family.
How do you spell lychee?
Lychee is the common spelling, with lichee, lichi and litchi recorded as variants.
How do you pronounce lychee?
It is usually said LIE-chee, though the pronunciation LEE-chee is also recorded.
