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lemon rind

lemon rind

2 2.6
The outer skin of a lemon that you use to add flavor when cooking
  • noun
  • /ˈlɛmən raɪnd/
translation icon : cáscara de limón
  • Also, when you're done with your lemon rinds, put them down your garbage disposal.
  • grated lemon rind
  • grate lemon rind
  • finely grated lemon rind

So it's salt, fennel seeds, lemon rind and a touch of garlic.

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Examples

  • As a bonus, the lemon rinds can go down the disposal to freshen it.

    Blog text (19)
  • So it's salt, fennel seeds, lemon rind and a touch of garlic.

  • Mix salt with lemon rind, set aside.

    Blog text (8)
  • PULL BACK as a hand reaches in and runs a lemon rind along the rim of the cup.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • So it has meat, it has sugar, it has salt, it has pepper, It has like, a lemon rind and cinnamon.

  • Tip: Grind the used lemon rinds in your garbage disposal to help deodorize it.

    Blog text (12)
  • Like in baking, when a recipe says 'add zest,' it means you grate the bitter and normally inedible lemon rind into the batter to add some zip to the flavor.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • So you've got shaved fennel, chicory, mint, parsley and dill, fresh lemon juice, lemon rind, touch of garlic, touch of chili.

  • In a large bowl, combine apples, raspberries, flour, sugar, and lemon rind; mix well.

  • Add the vanilla, lemon juice, lemon rind, and buttermilk, and mix well.

Synonyms

lemon zest
vslemon rind
7 3.0

A thin bright outer layer of a lemon peel that people grate to add flavor

is the outer skin used especially as flavoring rather than only the thin layer
lemon peel
vslemon rind
1 1.0

Yellow outer skin of a lemon that you grate or cut for cooking

is the outer skin used mainly as a cooking flavoring
rine
vslemon rind
  • Archaic
1 9.9

The outer skin of a fruit or the bark of a tree

is the modern culinary term for the outer skin used in cooking

Surface Forms

lemon rind singular
lemon rinds plural

Morphology

lemon + rind

The meaning 'the outer skin of a lemon' is directly and transparently derived from the constituents 'lemon' (the fruit) and 'rind' (tough outer covering); the phrase simply names the rind belonging to a lemon. This compositional, literal relationship is common across languages and follows standard noun + noun compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.

Etymology

Lemon rind is the thin outer skin of the lemon that holds strong citrus oils. Cooks grate or peel this rind to give food a bright 'flavor' and 'aroma', so today it means the fruit's skin used as a 'flavoring'.