peeling

See also: Peeling

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːlɪŋ/
  • Homophone: pealing
  • Rhymes: -iːlɪŋ

Noun

peeling (plural peelings)

  1. The act of removing the outer surface in strips.
    • 1847, Food for the Million. Maize against potato:
      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.
  2. Strips of an outer rind or surface that has been removed.
    She flavored the broth with vegetable peelings.

Translations

Verb

peeling

  1. present participle and gerund of peel

French

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

peeling m (plural peelings)

  1. exfoliation; peel

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from peeling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpi.liŋk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iliŋk
  • Syllabification: pee‧ling

Noun

peeling m inan

  1. (cosmetics) exfoliation, peel (cosmetic preparation)

Declension

Further reading

  • peeling in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • peeling in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Noun

peeling m (plural peelings)

  1. peeling; peel (surgery of remove the outer layer of skin from a part of the body)
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