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Added 9 October 2026

peel

/piːl/ noun

In Latin: glubo Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about peel at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

British politician (1788-1850).
The rind of a fruit or vegetable.

verb

Strip the skin off.
pare apples
Come off in flakes or thin small pieces.
The paint in my house is peeling off
Get undressed.
please don't undress in front of everybody!

Origin

From Middle English pelen, from Old English pilian and Old French peler, pellier; both from Latin pilō, pilāre (“to remove hair from, depilate”), from pilus (“hair”). Doublet of pill.

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