PEACH


Meaning of PEACH in English

I. peach 1 /piːtʃ/ BrE AmE noun

[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: peche , from Late Latin persica , from Latin persicus 'Persian' ]

1 . [countable] a round juicy fruit that has a soft yellow or red skin and a large hard seed in the centre, or the tree that this fruit grows on

2 . [uncountable] a pale pinkish-orange colour

3 . [singular] old-fashioned something or someone that you think is very good:

Anderton scored a peach of a goal.

Jan’s a real peach.

4 . peaches and cream used to describe skin that is an attractive pink colour:

a peaches and cream complexion

II. peach 2 BrE AmE adjective

pinkish-orange in colour:

peach curtains

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.