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peach¹ (pēch), n.

Plant Biologythe round, pink-to-yellow, fuzzy-skinned fruit of a tree of the rose family: [countable]a couple of peaches.[uncountable]pies with fillings of peach or pear.
Plant Biology[countable] the tree itself.
Informal Terms[countable]a person or thing that is attractive and liked.

peach¹ (pēch),USA pronunciation n.

Plant Biologythe subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
Plant Biologythe tree itself, cultivated in temperate climates.
a light pinkish yellow, as of a peach.
Informal Termsa person or thing that is especially attractive, liked, or enjoyed.

adj.

Foodmade or cooked with peaches or a flavor like that of a peach:peach pie.
of the color peach.

Vulgar Latin *pess(i)ca, neuter plural (taken as feminine singular) of Latin Persicum, mālum Persicum peach, literally, Persian apple; compare Old English persoc, German Pfirsich, Dutch perzik peach, all
Middle French
Middle English peche 1325–75

peach′like′, adj.

peach² (pēch),USA pronunciation [Slang.]
v.i.

Slang Termsto inform against an accomplice or associate.

v.t.

Slang Termsto inform against;
betray.

Late Latin impedicāre to hold up. See impeach
Anglo-French apecher
late Middle English peche, aphetic variant of Middle English apeche 1425–75

peach′er, n.

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peach /piːtʃ/ n

a small rosaceous tree, Prunus persica, with pink flowers and rounded edible fruit: cultivated in temperate regions
the soft juicy fruit of this tree, which has a downy reddish-yellow skin, yellowish-orange sweet flesh, and a single stone
- a pinkish-yellow to orange colour
- (as adjective): a peach dress
informal a person or thing that is especially pleasing

Etymology: 14th Century peche, from Old French, from Medieval Latin persica, from Latin Persicum mālum Persian apple

peach /piːtʃ/ vb

(intransitive except in obsolete uses) slang to inform against an accomplice

Etymology: 15th Century: variant of earlier apeche, from French, from Late Latin impedicāre to entangle; see impeach

'peach' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

apricot - clingstone - drupe - endocarp - epicarp - freestone - fruit - mesocarp - nectarine - peach brandy - peach Melba - peachy - quandong - sarcocarp - squashy - stone - bellini - cling peach - Cobb - deep-dish - Elberta - engraft - fuzz - green - green peach aphid - hard peach - hone - kernel - lesser peach tree borer - lycopene - Oriental fruit moth - peach bark beetle - peach blossom - peachblow - peachblow glass - peacherino - peach moth - peach tree borer - pêche Melba - phony disease - pit - putamen - rose chafer - rose family - tarnished plant bug - tobacco aphid - yang tao - spinach aphid - stone fruit

In Lists: Trees, Pies, Colors, more...

Synonyms: fruit, honey, cutie, chick, pippin, more...

Collocations: is peach flavored, peach-flavored [ice cream], this [ice cream] is peach- [flavored], more...

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