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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.
[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).]
zest′ful adj.
zest′ful·ly adv.
zest′ful·ness n.
zest′y adj.
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
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.
zest
Past participle: zested
Gerund: zesting
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The grated rind of citrus fruits.
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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
enjoyment loathing, indifference, distaste, aversion, apathy, weariness, lack of enthusiasm, abhorrence, disinclination, repugnance
zest
nounTranslations
إسْتِمتاع شَديد، لَذَّهتـَمَتُّعقِشْرَةُ اللَّيْمُون
nadšenícitronová kůra
entusiasmegejstiverreven skal
innostussitruunankuori
limunova koricapolet
áköf ánægja
レモンゼスト沸き立つ喜び
레몬 껍질흥취
aizrautībadedzība
aptit pårivet skal
เปลือกมะนาวหรือส้มความสนุกสนาน
sự say mêvỏ chanh
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
zest
(zest) noun keen enjoyment. She joined in the games with zest.