orange peel

1. 1.

   the rind of an orange

   Synonymsorange rind

   Broaderpeel

   Narrowerorange zest

   Part oforange
2. 2.

   strips of orange peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar

   Broadercandied citrus peel

Questions about orange peel

What does orange peel mean?

orange peel means "the rind of an orange". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for orange peel?

Close synonyms include orange rind. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is orange peel a common word?

orange peel is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.