unpeeled
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not having the outer skin or rind removed: "unpeeled" describes a fruit, vegetable, or other food item that still has its natural outer covering intact.
- Not stripped of a protective layer: Can refer to any object that has not had its outer layer removed, such as a tree branch or a cable.
Usage Examples
- (The apple's outer skin has not been removed.)
- (Potatoes with their skins still on.)
- (The orange still had its rind.)
Advanced Usage
- "unpeeled" in cooking: Often used to indicate that the natural skin or rind should remain on the food for texture or nutritional benefits.
- Boil the unpeeled carrots for a more earthy flavor. (Carrots with their skins left on.)
- "unpeeled" in botany: Refers to a fruit or vegetable that has not been processed to remove its outer layer.
- The unpeeled mango is harder to cut but retains more juice. (The mango's skin is still intact.)
Variants and Related Words
- Peel (verb): to remove the outer skin or rind.
- Please peel the bananas before slicing them. (Remove the outer covering.)
- Peeled (adj): having the outer skin removed.
- She used peeled cucumbers for the salad. (Cucumbers without their skin.)
- Peeling (n): the outer skin that has been removed.
- The potato peeling went into the compost bin. (The removed potato skins.)
Synonyms
- Unskinned: not having the skin removed (often used for animals or fish).
- Unhusked: not having the outer husk removed (specifically for grains or corn).
- Unshelled: not having the hard outer shell removed (for nuts or eggs).
Related Idioms
- Keep it unpeeled: (informal) to leave something in its original, natural state.
- I like my cucumbers unpeeled for a crunchier texture. (Leave the skin on.)
Phrasal Verbs
- Peel off: to remove the outer layer.
- He peeled off the sticker from the unpeeled apple. (He removed the sticker, but the apple's skin remained.)