zest

zest

 (zĕst)

n.

1.

a. Flavor or piquancy: a spice that lends zest to the sauce.

b. Interest or excitement: "A spiral staircase always adds zest to a setting" (P. J. O'Rourke).

c. The outermost part of the rind of an orange, lemon, or other citrus fruit, used as flavoring: added a pinch of grated zest.

2. Spirited enjoyment; gusto: "At 53 he retains all the heady zest of adolescence" (Kenneth Tynan).

tr.v. zest·ed, zest·ing, zests

To remove small pieces from (a rind from a citrus fruit) for use as a flavoring in cooking: zested the lemon.

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[Obsolete French zest, orange or lemon peel (now spelled zeste), bitter woody membrane dividing the kernel inside a walnut shell, citrus zest, from Middle French, alteration (perhaps influenced by zeste, onomatopoetic word used to imitate the sound of a hit or blow) of earlier zec, something of little value or importance, probably of imitative origin (expressing the idea of smallness).]

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zest′ful adj.

zest′ful·ly adv.

zest′ful·ness n.

zest′y adj.

Synonyms: zest, gusto, relish
These nouns denote keen, hearty pleasure or appreciation: ate the delicious meal with zest; told the amusing story with gusto; has no relish for repetitive work.

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zest

(zɛst)

n

1. invigorating or keen excitement or enjoyment: a zest for living.

2. added interest, flavour, or charm; piquancy: her presence gave zest to the occasion.

3. (Cookery) something added to give flavour or relish

4. (Cookery) the peel or skin of an orange or lemon, used as flavouring in drinks, etc

vb

(Cookery) (tr) to give flavour, interest, or piquancy to

[C17: from French zeste peel of citrus fruits used as flavouring, of unknown origin]

ˈzestful adj

ˈzestfully adv

ˈzestfulness n

ˈzestless adj

ˈzesty adj

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zest

(zɛst)

n.

1. keen relish; hearty enjoyment; gusto.

2. an agreeable or piquant flavor imparted to something.

3. anything added to impart flavor or relish.

4. piquancy; interest; charm.

5. a small strip of citrus peel, esp. lemon, used for flavoring.

[1665–75; < French zest(e) citrus peel]

zest′ful, adj.

zest′ful•ly, adv.

zest′ful•ness, n.

zest′y, adj. -i•er, -i•est.

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zest

Past participle: zested
Gerund: zesting

Imperative

zest

zest

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zest

The grated rind of citrus fruits.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	zest - vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment gusto, relish, zestfulness enjoyment - the pleasure felt when having a good time enthusiasm - a feeling of excitement
	2.	zest - a tart spicy quality       piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, nip spicery, spiciness, spice - the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
Verb	1.	zest - add herbs or spices to     spice up, spice cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" flavor, flavour, season - lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" ginger - add ginger to in order to add flavor; "ginger the soup" pepper - add pepper to; "pepper the soup"

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zest

noun

1. enjoyment, love, appetite, relish, interest, joy, excitement, zeal, gusto, keenness, zing (informal), delectation He has a zest for life and a quick intellect.
enjoyment loathing, indifference, distaste, aversion, apathy, weariness, lack of enthusiasm, abhorrence, disinclination, repugnance

2. flavour, taste, savour, kick (informal), spice, relish, smack, tang, piquancy, pungency Lemon oil adds zest to your cuppa.

3. rind, skin, peel, outer layer the zest and juice of the lemon

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zest

noun

1. A distinctive property of a substance affecting the gustatory sense:

flavor, relish, sapor, savor, smack, tang, taste.

2. Spirited enjoyment:

gusto, relish.

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Translations

إسْتِمتاع شَديد، لَذَّهتـَمَتُّعقِشْرَةُ اللَّيْمُون

nadšenícitronová kůra

entusiasmegejstiverreven skal

BegeisterungGenussZitronenschale

ζωντάνιαξύσμα λεμονιού

bríoralladura de limón

innostussitruunankuori

zesteenthousiasmeentrainvigueurengouement

limunova koricapolet

áköf ánægja

entusiasmonota piccantescorzascorzettaaroma piccante

レモンゼスト沸き立つ喜び

레몬 껍질흥취

aizrautībadedzība

animocitroenschil

iverlivslystsitronskall

starta skórka z cytrynyzapał

entusiasmoraspazesto

интересцедра

aptit pårivet skal

เปลือกมะนาวหรือส้มความสนุกสนาน

coşkuhazheveslimon kabuğu

sự say mêvỏ chanh

强烈的兴趣橙皮热情

zest

[zest] N

1. (= enthusiasm) → gusto m, entusiasmo m (for por) to do sth with zest → hacer algo con entusiasmo
to eat with zest → comer con gusto
her zest for life → sus ganas de vivir, su gusto por la vida

2. (= excitement) → ánimo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

zest

[ˈzɛst] n

(= enjoyment and enthusiasm) → entrain m
zest for sth → passion f pour qch
zest for life → joie f de vivre

(= excitement) → piquant m
to add zest to sth → donner du piquant à qch

[lemon, orange] → zeste m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

zest

n

(= enthusiasm) → Begeisterung f; zest for life → Lebensfreude f; he hasn’t got much zest → er hat keinen Schwung

(in style, of food etc) → Pfiff m (inf), → Schwung m; a story full of zest → eine Geschichte mit Schwung; add zest to your meals with …! → geben Sie Ihren Gerichten Pfiff mit …! (inf)

(= lemon etc peel) → Zitronen-/Orangenschale f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

zest

[zɛst] n

a. (enthusiasm) zest (for) → gusto (per), entusiasmo (per) (fig) (spice) → sapore m
zest for living → gioia di vivere

b. (Culin, YYY) (of orange, lemon) → buccia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

zest

(zest) noun

keen enjoyment. She joined in the games with zest. genot, lus إسْتِمتاع شَديد، لَذَّه удоволствие gosto nadšení der Genuß iver; entusiasme κέφι, ενθουσιασμόςentusiasmo särtsakus شور و شوق into entrain, enthousiasmeחשק, הנאה, התלהבות मजा, रस, आनन्द gorljivost lelkesedés semangat áköf ánægja entusiasmo 熱意 짜릿함 entuziazmas, užsidegimas dedzība; aizrautība perasaan ghairah animoiver, livslyst, appetittprzyjemność خونده ور،ذوقمن gosto antren, entuziasm пыл, энтузиазм nadšenie užitek polet iver, entusiasm ความสนุกสนาน coşku, heves 濃厚的興趣，刺激和趣味性 запал; зацікавленість ذوق و شوق sự thích thú 强烈的兴趣

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zest

→ تـَمَتُّع, قِشْرَةُ اللَّيْمُون citronová kůra, nadšení gejst, reven skal Begeisterung, Zitronenschale ζωντάνια, ξύσμα λεμονιού brío, ralladura de limón innostus, sitruunankuori engouement, zeste limunova korica, polet entusiasmo, scorza レモンゼスト, 沸き立つ喜び 레몬 껍질, 흥취 animo, citroenschil iver, sitronskall starta skórka z cytryny, zapał entusiasmo, raspa, zesto интерес, цедра aptit på, rivet skal เปลือกมะนาวหรือส้ม, ความสนุกสนาน haz, limon kabuğu sự say mê, vỏ chanh 橙皮, 热情

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