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Sparschäler

vegetable peeler

noun SHPAR-she-ler Rare
Home & Lifestyle Utensils

Also means

potato peeler

Usage Note

Sparschäler is a Y-shaped or swivel peeler used to remove the skin from vegetables and fruit. Plural Sparschäler (unchanged). The name comes from sparen (to save) — it removes minimal flesh.

Examples

"Mit dem Sparschäler geht das Schälen viel schneller."

Natural Translation

The peeling goes much faster with the vegetable peeler.

Literal Translation

With the economy-peeler the peeling goes much faster.

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