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- [lee-chee]
- /ˈli tʃi/
- /ˈlaɪ.tʃiː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lee-chee]
- /ˈli tʃi/
Definitions of lychee word
- noun plural lychee the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed. 1
- noun plural lychee the tree itself. 1
- noun lychee The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family. 1
- noun lychee Chinese fruit 1
- variable noun lychee Lychees are Chinese fruit which have white flesh and large stones inside and a pinkish-brown skin. 0
- abbreviation LYCHEE litchi 0
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Origin of lychee
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < New Latin < Chinese lìzhi (lì ‘scallion’ + zhī ‘branch’)
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Parts of speech for Lychee
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lychee popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lychee usage trend in Literature
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