candied citrus peel
- noun
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- Making your own candied citrus peel at home gives a fresher, more vibrant taste than store-bought versions.
Examples
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She added finely chopped candied citrus peel to the fruitcake batter for extra flavor.
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The dessert was garnished with thin strips of candied citrus peel and fresh mint.
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I love adding candied citrus peel to my cakes.
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Have you ever tried candied citrus peels in your tea?
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She added finely chopped candied citrus peel to the fruitcake batter for extra flavor.
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The dessert was garnished with thin strips of candied citrus peel and fresh mint.
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Have you ever tried candied citrus peel in your tea?
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning ('strips of citrus fruit peel preserved in sugar') is directly and compositionally built from 'candied' (preserved in sugar) modifying 'citrus peel' (the rind of citrus fruits). This is a straightforward adjective + noun phrase describing a common culinary process, and the concept is widely attested cross‑linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the parts should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Candied citrus peel comes from a simple kitchen practice: thin strips of orange or lemon peel are cooked in sugar until they become soft and sweet. So, candied citrus peel today means those sweet strips of peel kept in sugar and used to flavor or decorate cakes and other treats.