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noun[C, U]
The outer covering, peel, rind, or skin of a fruit, vegetable, or similar object.
skíl
Etymology
From Dutch schil, meaning “peel, rind, shell”; related to the verb schillen, “to peel.”
Examples
Die skil van die appel is dun.
Die skíl van die áppel is dún.
The skin of the apple is thin.
Moenie die lemoen se skil eet nie.
Moenie die lemóen se skíl éét nie.
Do not eat the orange peel.
Collocations
appelskil
lemoenskil
piesangskil
die skil afhaal
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