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pelado

pelado

8.0
With the outer skin taken off, especially fruit or vegetables
  • adjective
  • US
translation icon : pelado
  • The apple is pelado.

Examples

  • She handed him a bowl of pelado grapes, ready to eat.

  • Don't forget to buy pelado cucumbers for the salad!

  • The recipe calls for pelado potatoes to ensure a smooth texture in the soup.

  • After washing the carrots, he made sure they were pelado before adding them to the salad.

  • The recipe calls for pelado potatoes to ensure a smooth texture in the soup.

  • She handed him a bowl of pelado grapes, ready to eat.

  • Don't forget to buy pelado cucumbers for the salad!

Synonyms

skinless
vspelado
5 1.0

Food and items that have the outer layer removed, like chicken

refers specifically to fruit or vegetables that are peeled

Antonyms

unpeeled
2 3.4

A food that still has its skin on

How Peeled

pelado
  • US
8.0
unpeeled
2 3.4

Surface Forms

pelado positive

Etymology

Pelado comes from the Spanish verb pelar 'to peel', which goes back to an old Latin word pilus 'hair'. Think of taking off the outer skin like removing hair, so pelado means 'peeled' or with the outer skin removed.