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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024peach1 (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.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024peach1 (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 Latin; compare apricot
- Middle French
- Middle English peche 1325–75
- 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
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