peach
n. countablen. a round, sweet fruit with soft, fuzzy skin and a large hard seed in the middle. You can also use it to describe someone or something that is very pleasant or helpful.
n. a round, fleshy drupe fruit with yellowish-pink skin and a single large pit. In informal contexts, refers to a person or thing that is particularly pleasing, attractive, or excellent.
She ate a juicy peach for her afternoon snack.
The local market sells the best peaches during the peak of the summer season.
Etymology tree Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s)bor. Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs)der. Late Latin Persa Late Latin persicus Late Latin persicum Late Latin persica Vulgar Latin *pessica Old French peschebor. Middle English peche English peach From Middle English peche, borrowed from Old French pesche (French pêche), Vulgar Latin *pessica (cf. Medieval Latin pesca) from Late Latin persica, from Classical Latin mālum persicum, from Ancient Greek μᾶλον περσικόν (mâlon persikón, “Persian apple”). Displaced Middle English persogʒe, from Old English persoc, from the same Latin root above.
From Middle English pechen, from apechen (“to accuse”) and empechen (“to accuse”), possibly from Anglo-Norman anpecher, from Late Latin impedicō (“entangle”). See impeach.
Countable when referring to the fruit or a person; uncountable when referring to the pale orange-pink color.