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Meaning of Peeling | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈpiːlɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The act of removing the outer surface in strips.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Strips of an outer rind or surface that has been removed.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية القشرة تَقْشِير
Bosanski чистка
Deutsch Schalen
Suomi kuoriminen kuorinta
Français peeling
עברית קליפה
Hrvatski чистка
Nederlands schillen
Polski obierek obierka obierzyna
Русский пилинг чистка
Српски чистка
Svenska skalning

Examples

“In the culinary process, there are none of those peelings and washings as in the case of potatoes and turnips, […] none of those squeezings and mashings and choppings, before the worthless mess can be got upon the table.”
“She flavored the broth with vegetable peelings.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

peeling skin syndrome Peelite peeloo peelout Peels Peelwood

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