Meaning & use
easy peelers
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“easy peelers” is a form of “easy peeler”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meaning
nounpluralBritishinformal
Small citrus fruits, such as satsumas and clementines, whose skin comes off easily.
Grammar: Usually plural: a bag of easy peelers.
Patterns
- a bag of easy peelers
- a pack of easy peelers
I packed two easy peelers in her lunch box.
The shop had a deal on easy peelers this week.
We ate easy peelers by the fire on Christmas Eve.
Word forms
| singular | easy peeler |
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Common combinations
- a bag of easy peelers
- She bought a bag of easy peelers for the trip.
- peel an easy peeler
- I peeled an easy peeler and shared the segments.
- seedless easy peelers
- The kids prefer seedless easy peelers.
- sweet easy peelers
- These sweet easy peelers are in season in winter.
- easy peelers in the fruit bowl
- There are easy peelers in the fruit bowl.
Synonyms and how they differ
- clementines
- Clementines are one particular type of easy peeler, small and sweet with a thin skin.
- satsumas
- Satsumas are another type, usually larger, looser-skinned and often seedless.
- mandarins
- Mandarins is the broader botanical name that covers the whole group, including the others.
- tangerines
- Tangerines is the most common American name and refers to a slightly tarter, deeper orange variety.
Word family
Commonly confused: easy peelers or vegetable peeler?
easy peelers vs vegetable peeler
A vegetable peeler is a kitchen tool for removing skin; easy peelers are fruits that need no tool.
Practice
A British shopper asks for a bag of ___ because they are small, sweet and easy to peel.
Choose one answer.
Easy peelers are small mandarin-type fruits; grapefruits, pomelos and lemons are harder to peel or not sweet enough.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “easy peelers”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.