unpeeled

adjective

un·​peeled ˌən-ˈpēld How to pronounce unpeeled (audio)
: not having had the skin or outer layer removed : not peeled
unpeeled potatoes
an unpeeled banana

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Experts also suggest people avoid consuming salads, raw vegetables, unpeeled fruits and unpasteurized fruit juices in areas where the disease may be present. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025 The Best Ways to Cook Squash If Brekke was forced to only choose one cooking method to rule them all regarding squash—winter and summer, peeled or unpeeled—she’d advise you to preheat your oven and round up a sheet pan. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2024 Diners can watch as the staff pushes washed — but unpeeled — spuds through the potato cutter. Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024 Step two: roughly chop the onions and potatoes (peeled, unpeeled, whatever). Benjamin Dubow, Longreads, 20 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unpeeled

Word History

First Known Use

1573, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unpeeled was in 1573

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“Unpeeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpeeled. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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