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orange peel

orange peel

5 1.4
The outer skin of an orange that adds flavor or becomes candy
  • noun
  • /ˈɔrɪndʒ pil/
translation icon : cáscara de naranja
  • For a refreshing drink, garnish it with a twist of orange peel on top.
  • grated orange peel
  • candied orange peel
  • orange peel for garnish

You could add something else to the sugar like almond extract or orange peel to give it some bitterness, right?

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Examples

  • Stir in eggplant and orange peel and cook for another 2 or 3 minutes.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Combine the spirits, simple syrup, bitters, lemon, and/or orange peel into a mug or other heatproof vessel.

    Blog text (29)
  • Not anymore when you drop some orange peels into the brown sugar bag.

    Blog text (13)
  • You can use all of these orange peels to make an amazing cleaner.

  • So this has notes of sparkling champagne and sweet orange peel and grapefruit oil.

  • And in the pan I have a mixture of sugar, butter, orange juice, and grated orange peel.

  • Toss in an orange peel garnish and your favorite goofy straw.

    Blog text (25)
  • Two cooks are negotiating over an orange: while one cook wants the orange peel to use in baking a cake, the other wants the juice from the orange.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Belgian whitbeer is usually spiced with both coriander and orange peel, which gives it sort of citrusy floral notes.

  • A full-bodied beauty with hints of fine vanilla, exotic spices, lemon, and orange peel, ideal for whipping up homemade mojitos.

    Blog text (9)

Synonyms

skin
vsorange peel
92 1.0

The thin outer part of a fruit or vegetable

is the thin covering but especially from a citrus fruit used for garnish
peel
vsorange peel
72 1.0

The outer skin of a fruit or vegetable that you usually remove before eating

is that layer specifically from a citrus fruit used for flavoring or candying
orange zest
vsorange peel
4 2.8

Thin outer skin of an orange grated to add flavor to food

is the same flavor source but in larger unshaved strips
orange rind
vsorange peel
1 2.1

The outer skin of an orange used to add flavor or decoration

is the same layer but also preserved candied as a sweet

How Flavorful

orange zest
4 2.8
orange peel
5 1.4
to pith
  • Specialized
9.5

Surface Forms

orange peel singular
orange peels plural

Morphology

orange + peel

The meaning 'outer skin or rind of an orange' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'orange' (the fruit) with 'peel' (outer skin) — a straightforward noun–noun compound where the modifier specifies the type of peel. This compositional pattern is common across languages and follows standard English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.

Etymology

Orange peel is the outer skin of an orange. When you grate or scrape the peel, oils and bright taste come out and create a strong 'zest', so cooks use orange peel to add flavor, make candied peel, or as a 'garnish'.