Zest Definition

zĕst
zests
noun
zests
Flavor or piquancy.
A spice that lends zest to the sauce.
American Heritage
The outermost, colored portion of the peel of a citrus fruit used, often in fine shreds, as flavoring.
Webster's New World
Interest or excitement.
American Heritage
Stimulating or exciting quality.
Webster's New World
Keen enjoyment; gusto.
A zest for life.
Webster's New World
verb
zests
To remove small pieces from (a rind from a citrus fruit) for use as a flavoring in cooking.
Zested the lemon.
American Heritage

(cooking) To scrape the zest from a fruit.

Wiktionary

To make more zesty.

Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Zest

Noun

Singular:
zest
Plural:
zests

Origin of Zest

  • French zeste, Greek ζέστη (zesti = warmth).

    From Wiktionary

  • Obsolete French orange or lemon peel

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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