peach

¹

[peech]

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.

adjective

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

   peach pie.

2. of the color peach.

peach

²

[peech]

verb (used without object)

1. to inform against an accomplice or associate.

verb (used with object)

1. to inform against; betray.

peach

¹

/ 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

peach

²

/ piːtʃ /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• peachlike adjective
• peacher noun

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of peach¹

C14 peche, from Old French, from Medieval Latin persica, from Latin Persicum mālum Persian apple

Origin of peach²

C15: variant of earlier apeche, from French, from Late Latin impedicāre to entangle; see _impeach

Example Sentences

There were heaping plates of pancakes served with warm honey, and sliced peaches cooked in butter and sugar, and platters of fluffy scrambled eggs, tender and lemon yellow.

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If the world came to a standstill at midnight on January 1, 2000, at least she would have two things she cherished: peaches and Michael.

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I learned how to make a simple skirt as well as to bake peach and cherry cobblers, crisscrossing the dough decoratively across the top.

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The 68-year-old's collection of apples, pears, cherries, plums, peaches and almonds, grown using methods of old, are more resilient to the climate shifts and extremes seen increasingly frequently in the southern Mediterranean.

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Pickleball may be everywhere, but it’s continuing to mature as a serious sport, and Waters is its Michael Jordan—if Michael Jordan was dunking on Naismith’s peach baskets.

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