Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family.

    Litschi

    ли́чиlíči, ли́джиlídži, ла́йсиlájsi

  2. (countable, uncountable)That tree's bright red oval fruit with a single stone surrounded by a fleshy white aril.

    Litschibaum

    ли́чиlíči, ли́джиlídži, ла́йсиlájsi

  3. (uncountable)A soft pink-red colour, like that of a lychee rind (also called lychee red).

More definitions
  • Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried

Examples

9 sentences
  1. Some people think that lychees taste like grapes.

    ruНекоторые думают, что личи на вкус как виноград.

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  2. Lychees are one of my favorite fruits.

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  3. Chiro doesn't like lychees, being a cat.

    deChiro mag keine Litschis, da er ein Kater ist.

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  4. The kind of things I like are lychee and mango.

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  5. Lychees are one of my favourite fruits.

    deLitschis gehören zu meinen Lieblingsfrüchten.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
fruit:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
fruit:
tree:

Origin

* /ˈlaɪ̯.t͡ʃi/, /laɪ̯ˈt͡ʃiː/ from Cantonese 荔枝 (lai⁶ zi¹)

* /ˈlaɪ̯.t͡ʃi/, /laɪ̯ˈt͡ʃiː/ from Cantonese 荔枝 (lai⁶ zi¹)

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Forms

plural: lychees

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedlycheetini

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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