| chi | (noun) the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health | Synonyms: ch'i, ki, qi |
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| (noun) the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet | Synonyms: khi |
| chichi | (adjective) affectedly trendy and fashionable | - |
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| (noun) elegance by virtue of being fashionable | Synonyms: chic, chicness, last word, modishness, smartness, stylishness, swank |
| (noun) someone who dresses in a trendy fashionable way | - |
| gnocchi | (noun) (Italian) a small dumpling made of potato or flour or semolina that is boiled or baked and is usually served with a sauce or with grated cheese | - |
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| hibachi | (noun) a portable brazier that burns charcoal and has a grill for cooking | - |
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| (verb) cook over a hibachi grill | - |
| kurchi | (noun) tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea | Synonyms: conessi, Holarrhena antidysenterica, Holarrhena pubescens, ivory tree, kurchee |
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| lichi | (noun) Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried | Synonyms: leechee, lichee, litchee, litchi, litchi nut, lychee |
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| litchi | (noun) Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried | Synonyms: leechee, lichee, lichi, litchee, litchi nut, lychee |
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| (noun) Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium | Synonyms: lichee, Litchi chinensis, litchi tree, Nephelium litchi |
| mariachi | (noun) a group of street musicians in Mexico | - |
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| obechi | (noun) large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood | Synonyms: arere, obeche, samba, Triplochiton scleroxcylon |
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| pichi | (noun) Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic | Synonyms: Fabiana imbricata |
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| ramontchi | (noun) small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums | Synonyms: batoko palm, Flacourtia indica, governor's plum, governor plum, Madagascar plum |
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| taichi | (noun) a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health | Synonyms: t'ai chi, t'ai chi chuan, tai chi, tai chi chuan, taichichuan |
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