🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

果皮

Pronunciation / Transliteration: guǒ pí

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Peeling/ˈpiː.lɪŋ/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"果皮可以用来制作堆肥。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of removing the outer layer or skin from something, especially fruits or vegetables.

    "After peeling the apples, she prepared them for the pie."
  2. 2

    The thin layer or skin that has been removed from a fruit or vegetable.

    "The table was covered with the peelings from the potatoes."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'peeling' originates from the Old English 'pilian', meaning to strip off the skin or outer layer. It evolved through Middle English, where it retained similar meanings, reflecting the action of removing layers from fruits or vegetables.

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