peach

¹ American  

[peech] / pitʃ /

noun

1. the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.

2. the tree itself, cultivated in temperate climates.

3. a light pinkish yellow, as of a peach.

4. Informal. a person or thing that is especially attractive, liked, or enjoyed.

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adjective

1. made or cooked with peaches or a flavor like that of a peach.

   peach pie.

2. of the color peach.

peach ² American  

[peech] / pitʃ /

verb (used without object)

1. to inform against an accomplice or associate.

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verb (used with object)

1. to inform against; betray.

peach ¹ British  

/ piːtʃ /

noun

1. a small rosaceous tree, Prunus persica, with pink flowers and rounded edible fruit: cultivated in temperate regions See also nectarine

2. the soft juicy fruit of this tree, which has a downy reddish-yellow skin, yellowish-orange sweet flesh, and a single stone See also nectarine

3. 1. a pinkish-yellow to orange colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      a peach dress

4. informal a person or thing that is especially pleasing

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peach ² British  

/ piːtʃ /

verb

1. slang (intr except in obsolete uses) to inform against an accomplice

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Other Word Forms

• peacher noun
• peachlike adjective

Etymology

Origin of peach¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English peche, peoch, from Old French pesche, peske, from unrecorded Vulgar Latin pess(i)ca, neuter plural (taken as feminine singular) of Latin Persicum, mālum Persicum “peach,” literally, “Persian apple,” translation of Greek mêlon persikón “peach (fruit)”

Origin of peach²

First recorded in 1450–1500; late Middle English pechen, shortening of Middle English apechen, from Anglo-French apecher, from Late Latin impedicāre “to hold up, entangle”; impeach

Example Sentences

Another night, we had tacos with three different oven-roasted salsas: tomato; a smoky, porky black bean and corn; and peach, jammy and just a little charred.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Guests of the Sunday jazz brunch at Bloom Ranch enjoyed fried chicken and peach cobbler.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Hayden Schiller finished the pick of the Australia bowlers with 2-31, including a peach of a delivery to bowl Mayes.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

“The color is very good,” said Thurlow, 31, inspecting a flat peach from Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

In my pocket I had three peach pits from the orchards of Mentana, and four Micro Machine cars to jump over them as if they were boulders.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Related Words

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