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Definition of Peaches - 6 dictionary results
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peach

1  [peech]
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–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
5. made or cooked with peaches or a flavor like that of a peach: peach pie.
6. of the color peach.
Origin:
1325–75; ME peche < MF < VL *pess(i)ca, neut. pl. (taken as fem. sing.) of L Persicum, mālum Persicum peach, lit., Persian apple; cf. OE persoc, G Pfirsich, D perzik peach, all ≪ L; cf. apricot

Related forms:
peachlike, adjective
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peach

2  [peech] Slang.
–verb (used without object)
1. to inform against an accomplice or associate.
–verb (used with object)
2. to inform against; betray.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME peche, aph. var. of ME apeche < AF apecher < LL impedicāre to hold up. See impeach

Related forms:
peacher, noun
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peach 1   (pēch)   
n.  

    1. A small Chinese tree (Prunus persica) widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit.

    2. The soft juicy fruit of this tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured stone containing a single seed.

  2. A light moderate to strong yellowish pink to light orange.

  3. Informal A particularly admirable or pleasing person or thing.


[Middle English peche, from Old French, a peach, from Latin persica, peach tree, from Greek persikē, from feminine of Persikos, Persian; see perse.]
peach 2   (pēch)   
v.   peached, peach·ing, peach·es

v.   intr.
To inform on someone; turn informer: "Middle-level bureaucrats cravenly peach on their bosses [when] one of them does something the tiniest bit illegal" (National Observer).
v.   tr.
To inform against: "He has peached me and all the others, to save his life" (Daniel Defoe).

[Middle English pechen, from apechen, to accuse (probably from Anglo-Norman *anpecher, from Late Latin impedicāre, to entangle; see impeach) and from empechen, to accuse; see impeach.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
peach

  1. n.
    someone or something excellent. (Usually a person.) : That guy's a real peach.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

peach  (n.)
1184, from O.Fr. pesche (O.N.Fr. peske, Fr. pêche), from M.L. pesca, from L.L. pessica, variant of persica "peach, peach tree," from L. malum Persicum "Persian apple," from Gk. Persikon malon, from Persis "Persia." The tree is native to China, but reached Europe via Persia. By 1663 William Penn observed peaches in cultivation on American plantations. Meaning "attractive woman" is attested from 1754; that of "good person" is from 1904. Slang peachy "excellent" is from 1900. Peaches and cream in ref. to a type of complexion is from 1901. Georgia has been the Peach State since 1939.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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