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Definition of Zest

Zest

  1. A piece of orange or lemon peel, or the aromatic oil which may be squeezed from such peel, used to give flavor to liquor, etc.
  2. Hence, something that gives or enhances a pleasant taste, or the taste itself; an appetizer; also, keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
  3. The woody, thick skin inclosing the kernel of a walnut.
  4. To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything.
  5. To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or relish of; as, to zest wine.

Zest Quotations

Antoine de Saint-Exupery Quote
True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery

If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.
Norman Vincent Peale

It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action, that man finds his supreme joys.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest.
Christian Dior

I made lemon spaghetti in an early season of 'Everyday Italian,' and to this day people still come up to me and say they love it. It's very, very simple. Basically, you cook the pasta and mix together Parmesan cheese, olive oil, lemon juice and zest and pour it over the pasta.
Giada De Laurentiis
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Zest Translations

zest in French is zeste
zest in German is Lust
zest in Norwegian is krydder, behag, glede
zest in Swedish is aptit, krydda

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