What is word for 'leechie' (Hindi - fruit) in English?
Roger Whitehead
rwhitehead at cix.compulink.co.uk
Thu Jun 13 04:01:30 EST 1996
According to my dictionary, the word derives from the Cantonese lai chi
(meaning unknown). All the English names for it are transliterations of
the original, including litchi, lechia, leachea, letchee, lichee,
lychee and leechee.
Roger
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Roger Whitehead,
14 Amy Road, Oxted, Surrey RH8 0PX, England
Tel: +44 (0)1883 713074; Fax: +44 (0)1883 716793
.
More information about the Plantbio
mailing list