Peach Meaning
/ˈpiːt͡ʃ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
Definition
nounAny tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit.
nounSoft juicy stone fruit of the peach tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured pit or stone containing a single seed.
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Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /pārsa/)bor. Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs)bor. 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 persogȝe, from Old English persoc, ultimately from the same Latin root above.