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Zest
zɛst
Zest definitions
noun
zest
zests
- great enthusiasm and energy
"they campaigned with zest and intelligence"
enthusiasm gusto relish zestfulness appetite eagerness keenness avidity zeal fervour ardour passion love enjoyment joy delight excitement- a quality of excitement and piquancy
"I used to try to beat past records to add zest to my monotonous job"
- the outer coloured part of the peel of citrus fruit, used as flavouring
"add 3 tablespoons of lemon zest"
verb
zest
zested
zesting
zests
- scrape off the outer coloured part of the peel of (a piece of citrus fruit) for use as flavouring
"zest the orange and lemon, taking care to discard all of the white pith"