noun
Commonly refers to a hand-held vegetable or fruit peeler. The loanword ピーラー is also widely used.
See also: ピーラー
じゃがいもの皮をむくのに皮むき器を使った。
I used a peeler to peel the potatoes.
noun
debarker; barker (tree bark remover)
Refers to a tool or machine for stripping bark from logs. Not a common everyday item; typically encountered in forestry or woodworking contexts.
製材所では皮むき機を使って丸太の皮をはぐ。
At the lumber mill, they use a debarker to strip the bark off logs.
Common loanword for a kitchen peeler; more casual and widely used than 皮むき器.
Compound of 皮 (kawa, 'skin, peel') + むき (muki, nominalized form of むく 'to peel') + 器 (ki, 'tool, device'). The spelling 機 is also used for larger machines.