peacherino

American  

[pee-chuh-ree-noh] / ˌpi tʃəˈri noʊ /

noun

Informal: Older Use.

peacherinos plural

1. peach.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• peacherinos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of peacherino

First recorded in 1895–1900; peach ¹ + -erino, alteration of -eroo, after Spanish or Italian words ending in -ino

Example Sentences

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peacherino peacherinos

Well, now, Plant has a drag with Chairman Gay; don't know what it is, but it's a good one, a peacherino.

From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward

"Say, ain't he a peacherino, Mr. Sedgwick," whispered my young hopeful.

From The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure by Raine, William MacLeod

Then the fellow called Bill, said: “You amble up to the peacherino on the outside, whiles I take to the inside one, Andy.”

From Polly in New York by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth

Oh boy, it's going to be a peacherino!

From Roy Blakeley by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese

All the same, I’ve raked in this peacherino.

From Into the Primitive by Bennett, Robert Ames

"Here are some more peacherinos," Dave went on, relentlessly, "here is 'Golf Player' out of 'Business' by 'Mosquito,' and here's another good one, 'Eternal Daylights' out of 'Russia' by 'Japan'—like 'em?"

From Get Next! by McHugh, Hugh