Phrase guide

orange peel

noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The skin of an orange, including the pith.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, literally, uncountable, usually

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2

noun

Meaning 2

An uneven surface resembling orange peel, especially cellulite or an imperfect finish on a spray-painted object such as a car.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An uneven surface resembling orange peel, especially cellulite or an imperfect finish on a spray-painted object such as a car.

A surface defect in which sheet metal has a rough texture, similar to an orange peel, due to the metal grains being relatively large.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: business, manufacturing

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A color between orange and amber, like that of an orange peel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A common name of a species of Clematis indigenous to eastern Eurasia, Clematis orientalis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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6

noun

Meaning 6

strips of orange peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: candied citrus peel

7

noun

Meaning 7

the rind of an orange

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: orange rind

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: peel, skin

Narrower terms: orange zest

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: портока́лова кора́ (portokálova korá) — the skin of an orange
  • Chinese Mandarin: 橙皮 (chéngpí) — the skin of an orange
  • Danish: appelsinskal — the skin of an orange
  • Danish: orangeskal — the skin of an orange
  • Danish: appelsinskræl — the skin of an orange
  • German: Orangenschale — the skin of an orange
  • German: Apfelsinenschale — the skin of an orange
  • Hungarian: narancshéj — the skin of an orange
  • Indonesian: kulit jeruk — the skin of an orange
  • Norwegian Bokmål: appelsinskall — the skin of an orange
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: appelsinskal — the skin of an orange
  • Polish: skórka pomarańczowa — the skin of an orange
  • Portuguese: casca — the skin of an orange
  • Swedish: apelsinskal — the skin of an orange
  • Polish: skórka pomarańczowa — uneven surface
  • Polish: skórka pomarańczowa — a common name of Clematis orientalis
  • Tibetan: དབྱི་མོང་ཁྲ་པོ (dbyi mong khra po) — a common name of Clematis orientalis
  • Tibetan: དབྱི་མོང་སེར་པོ (dbyi mong ser po) — a common name of Clematis orientalis