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sbucciare

to peel

verb zboo-CHAH-reh Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Origin: from s- + buccia (peel), from Latin buccea

Also means

to skin (fruit or vegetables)

Usage Note

Sbucciare means to remove the skin or peel from fruit and vegetables, as in sbucciare una mela (to peel an apple). The reflexive sbucciarsi means to graze or scrape one's skin.

Examples

"Devo sbucciare le patate per il pranzo."

Natural Translation

I have to peel the potatoes for lunch.

Literal Translation

I-must to-peel the potatoes for the lunch.

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