ORANGE PEEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does orange peel mean? 

• ORANGE PEEL (noun)
  The noun ORANGE PEEL has 2 senses:

1. the rind of an orange

2. strips of orange peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar

  Familiarity information: ORANGE PEEL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORANGE PEEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The rind of an orange

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

orange peel; orange rind

Hypernyms ("orange peel" is a kind of...):

peel; skin (the rind of a fruit or vegetable)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "orange peel"):

orange zest (tiny bits of orange peel)

Holonyms ("orange peel" is a part of...):

orange (round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Strips of orange peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("orange peel" is a kind of...):

candied citrus peel (strips of citrus peel cooked in a sugar syrup)