noun

peach

Translation

peach, peach colour, cracker, belter

I ate a juicy peach for dessert.

Her dress is a lovely peach color.

Her dress is a lovely peach colour.

You're a real peach for helping me.

You're a real star for helping me.

a peach (a type of fruit) She bought a peach at the market.

a peach (a wonderful person or thing) He's a peach for fixing my computer.

Synonyms: (fruit) nectarine; (person) star, gem, sweetheart

From Latin 'persicum malum' meaning 'Persian apple', as it was thought to originate from Persia.

Picture a soft, fuzzy peach. The colour is named after the fruit's flesh. It's also used to describe someone very kind.