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Zest vs Yen - What's the difference?

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Zest is a related term of yen.


As nouns the difference between zest and yen

is that zest is gesture while yen is saddle or yen can be sound or yen can be yen.

As an adjective yen is

calm, peaceful.

zest

English

Noun

(wikipedia zest)
  • The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
  • The orange zest gives the strong flavors in this dish.
  • (by extension) Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
  • Auntie Mame had a real zest for life.
  • * Young
  • Almighty Vanity! to thee they owe / Their zest of pleasure, and their balm of woe.
  • * Gogan
  • Liberality of disposition and conduct gives the highest zest and relish to social intercourse.
  • The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut.
  • * 2006 , N. J. Nusha, On the edge: short stories (page 85)
  • 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.

    Synonyms

    * (enthusiasm) gusto * spice, relish, tang

    Verb

  • (cooking) To scrape the zest from a fruit
  • To make more zesty
  • ----

    yen

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) , from (etyl) ).

    Noun

    (yen)
  • The unit of Japanese currency, equal to 100 sen.
  • A coin or note worth one yen.
  • Etymology 2

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A strong desire, urge, or yearning.
  • Synonyms
    * craving, desire, hankering, urge, yearning

    Verb

    (yenn)
  • To have a strong desire for.