Savor vs Zest - What's the difference?
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to possess a particular taste or smell, or a distinctive quality
to appreciate, enjoy or relish something
The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
(by extension) Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
* Young
* Gogan
The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut.
* 2006 , N. J. Nusha, On the edge: short stories (page 85)
(cooking) To scrape the zest from a fruit
To make more zesty
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As nouns the difference between savor and zest
is that savor is the specific taste or smell of something while zest is the outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.As verbs the difference between savor and zest
is that savor is to possess a particular taste or smell, or a distinctive quality while zest is to scrape the zest from a fruit.savor
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Alternative forms
* savour (British)Etymology 1
From (etyl) savour, from (etyl) .Etymology 2
From (etyl) savourer, from .Verb
(en verb)Anagrams
* * American English forms ----zest
English
Noun
(wikipedia zest)- The orange zest gives the strong flavors in this dish.
- Auntie Mame had a real zest for life.
- Almighty Vanity! to thee they owe / Their zest of pleasure, and their balm of woe.
- Liberality of disposition and conduct gives the highest zest and relish to social intercourse.
- The green zest of walnuts was used by the women to shine their teeth and it also gave a beautiful rust colour to their lips.