φτυάρι — meaning in English

English meaning

• peel verb To remove the skin or outer layer from something.
• shovel verb To move earth, snow, or other loose material using a shovel.
• spade noun A hand tool with a flat blade and a handle, used for digging.

Senses

φτυάρι is used for these senses in English:

• peel A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven.
• shovel A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
• spade A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.

peel — full definition

1. verb To remove the skin or outer layer from something.
2. verb To come away in strips or flakes, especially of skin or paint.
3. noun The skin or outer layer of a fruit or vegetable.

shovel — full definition

1. verb To move earth, snow, or other loose material using a shovel.
2. noun A tool with a broad blade and handle, used for digging or moving loose material.

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