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peel
/piːl/

peel

🇺🇸 American English
/ˈpil/
🇬🇧 British English
/piːl/
Meaning of peel

remove skin

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Pronunciation/piːl/
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When to use peel

peel apples

Äpfel schälen

peel potatoes

Kartoffeln schälen

peel carrots

Karotten schälen

peel oranges

Orangen schälen

peel bananas

Bananen schälen

peel usage examples

🇩🇪German🇬🇧English

Peel the apples before adding them to the pie.

🇩🇪German🇬🇧English

She carefully peeled the orange to avoid the bitter skin.

Similar words

peel

General verb meaning to remove the skin or outer covering of fruit, vegetables, or other items.

zest

More specific: to remove the aromatic colored outer peel (the zest) of citrus fruits, usually for flavoring rather than removing the whole skin.

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peelschälen
appleApfel
butterButter
chickenHuhn
choppedgehackt
cookedgekocht
frozengefrostet

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What's the difference between peel / zest

🇬🇧English
peel

General verb meaning to remove the skin or outer covering of fruit, vegetables, or other items.

B1Very Often

Peel the apple before eating it.

Очисти яблоко от кожуры перед едой.

🇬🇧English

More specific: to remove the aromatic colored outer peel (the zest) of citrus fruits, usually for flavoring rather than removing the whole skin.

B2Rarely

Zest one lemon and add it to the cake batter for extra flavor.

Сними цедру с одного лимона и добавь в тесто для аромата.

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How to pronounce peel and what this word means

peel translation: чистить. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce peel

/piːl/

peel translation

чистить

peel examples

Peel the apples before adding them to the pie.

peel transcription

/piːl/, /ˈpil/

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peel meaning: what does it mean?

remove skin

peel pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

peel is pronounced as /piːl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

peel definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Peel the apples before adding them to the pie. Translation: Очистите яблоки от кожуры перед тем, как добавить их в пирог.

Is peel part of Cooking Verbs vocabulary?

Yes, peel (чистить) can be learned in the Cooking Verbs topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is peel part of Food vocabulary?

Yes, peel (чистить) can be learned in the Food topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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