peach
peach [peach peaches peached peaching] noun, adjective BrE [piːtʃ] NAmE [piːtʃ] noun 1. countable a round fruit with soft red and yellow skin, yellow flesh and a large rough seed inside •a peach tree compare ↑nectarine 2. singular ~ (of a…) (old-fashioned, informal)a particularly good or attractive person or thing •He's a real peach. •That was a peach of a shot! 3. uncountable a pinkish-orange colour Word Origin: late Middle English: from Old French pesche, from medieval Latin persica, from Latin persicum (malum), literally ‘Persian apple’. adjective pinkish-orange in colour •peach silk pyjamas Word Origin: late Middle English: from Old French pesche, from medieval Latin persica, from Latin persicum (malum), literally ‘Persian apple’.
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