6 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
noun Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
origin* /ˈlaɪ̯.t͡ʃi/, /laɪ̯ˈt͡ʃiː/ from Cantonese 荔枝 (lai⁶ zi¹) * /ˈlit͡ʃi/ from Hokkien 荔枝 (lē-chi) Doublet of litchi and lichi.
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