Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To scrape the zest from a fruit. · To make more zesty.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThe outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish. · General vibrance of flavour. · Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; exciting and interesting; relish or gusto; a state of being zesty. · The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut.
Borrowed from French zeste.
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- Borrowed-form mentionzestefr
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