litchee

8.8

A small round fruit with thin rough skin, sweet white flesh, and a single hard seed

noun
/ˈliːtʃi/

: lichi

The dessert was topped with fresh litchee pieces and a drizzle of honey.

I am wearing this today in the shade Lychee Opal.

Examples

She enjoys eating dried litchees as a sweet snack in the afternoon.
At the market, they sold both litchee and mangosteen from local orchards.
I love eating litchee during the summer.
Have you ever tried lychee ice cream?
At the market, they sold both litchee and mangosteen from local orchards.
She enjoys eating dried litchee as a sweet snack in the afternoon.
The dessert was topped with fresh litchee pieces and a drizzle of honey.

Synonyms

lychee

vslitchee

2 4.7

A small round fruit with a rough red shell, soft white inside, and one large seed

has a thin brittle shell rather than a rough one

litchi nut

vslitchee

1 7.4

A small round Chinese fruit with a thin shell, soft sweet inside, and one seed

has white flesh rather than jellylike pulp

leechee

vslitchee

Archaic

7.2

A small round Chinese fruit with a thin brittle shell, sweet white flesh, and a single seed

has white flesh instead of translucent pulp

lichee

vslitchee

Archaic

7.1

A small round fruit with thin red skin and sweet flesh

is usually described with white flesh and without alternate name

Surface Forms

litchee singular

litchees plural

litchis plural

litchi singular

Etymology

Litchee comes from the Chinese name lìzhī, which English speakers heard as 'lee-chee' when the fruit came from China. So the English name keeps the sound of the Chinese word and still means the same sweet, round fruit.