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zest

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Noun

  1. The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
  2. General vibrance of flavour.
  3. Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
  4. The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut.
  5. State of being effeminate or a flamboyant homosexual.

Verb

  1. To scrape the zest from a fruit.
  2. To make more zesty.

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