lychee

noun
🔊/ˈlaɪtʃi/
🔊/ˈliːtʃi/, 🔊/ˈlaɪtʃi/
(also lichee)
(also litchi especially in North American English)
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  1. a small Chinese fruit with thick, rough red skin and that is white inside with a large seed荔枝
    Topics Foodc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Chinese lìzhī.