In a pinch, a vegetable peeler can act as a zester.
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Peeler
//ˈpiːlɚ//
Synonyms for "peeler" (67 found)
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Related words (33)
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15 entriesTranslations
24 translations across 19 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مِقْشَرَة noun (kitchen utensil)
Bulgarian
1 entries- белачка noun (kitchen utensil)
Czech
1 entries- škrabka noun (kitchen utensil)
Dutch
1 entries- schilmesje noun (kitchen utensil)
Finnish
2 entries- kuorija noun (person who peels food)
- kuorimaveitsi noun (kitchen utensil)
French
4 entries- économe noun (kitchen utensil)
- éplucheur noun (person who peels food)
- éplucheuse noun (person who peels food)
- épluchoir noun (kitchen utensil)
German
1 entries- Kartoffelschäler noun (kitchen utensil)
Gujarati
2 entries- છોલણી noun (kitchen utensil)
- છોલનાર noun (person who peels food)
Hebrew
1 entries- מַקְלֵף noun (kitchen utensil)
Hungarian
1 entries- hámozókés noun (kitchen utensil)
Japanese
1 entries- ピーラー noun (kitchen utensil)
Persian
1 entries- پوستکن noun (kitchen utensil)
Polish
1 entries- obieraczka noun (kitchen utensil)
Russian
1 entries- картофелечистка noun (kitchen utensil)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- ljuštilica noun (kitchen utensil)
Slovak
1 entries- škrabka noun (kitchen utensil)
Spanish
1 entries- peladora noun (kitchen utensil)
Swedish
1 entries- potatisskalare noun (kitchen utensil)
Ukrainian
1 entries- лушпи́льник noun (kitchen utensil)
Sample sentences
43 total sentences available.
When practicing at home, the aspiring bartender had to use a potato peeler to zest lemons.
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I'd rather peel potatoes with a potato peeler than with an ordinary knife.
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This peeler is easy to hold and slices well.
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