different between pep vs zest
pep
English
Etymology
Abbreviation of pepper (“spice”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?p/
- Rhymes: -?p
Verb
pep (third-person singular simple present peps, present participle pepping, simple past and past participle pepped)
- (transitive) To inject with energy and enthusiasm.
- 1995, Faithless (band), Insomnia (song)
- At least a couple of weeks since I last slept,
Kept takin' sleepers, but now I keep myself pepped.
- At least a couple of weeks since I last slept,
- 1995, Faithless (band), Insomnia (song)
Derived terms
- pep up
Translations
Noun
pep (countable and uncountable, plural peps)
- Energy, high spirits.
- 1972, H. E. Bates, The Song of the Wren
- She was particularly pleased with the wine, which at not infrequent intervals she tasted. Beyond all doubt it promised to be of vintage quality. Clearly the long hot summer had put more than a little pep into the berries.
- 1972, H. E. Bates, The Song of the Wren
Synonyms
- energy, high spirits, vim
Derived terms
- pep talk
Translations
Anagrams
- EPP, PPE
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English pep.
Pronunciation
Noun
pep c (uncountable)
- (slang) the drug speed
- Synonym: speed
Kombio
Noun
pep
- water
References
- Henry, Joan. Kombio Grammar Essentials. Ms. 123pp. (1992).
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe?p/
Verb
pep
- past tense of pipa.
Volapük
Noun
pep (uncountable peps)
- pepper (spice)
Declension
pep From the web:
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- what pepper is the hottest
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- what peppers are in pepper jack cheese
- what peppermint tea good for
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- what peppermint oil good for
zest
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French zeste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /z?st/
- Rhymes: -?st
Noun
zest (countable and uncountable, plural zests)
- The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
- The orange zest gives the strong flavor in this dish.
- General vibrance of flavour.
- I add zest to the meat by rubbing it with a spice mixture before grilling.
- 1959, Peter De Vries, The Tents of Wickedness, Boston: Little, Brown & Co., “The Treehouse,” Chapter 7, p. 92,[1]
- He rolled his own cigarettes from a sack of Bull Durham, spilling flakes into his beer, which no doubt gained in zest thereby.
- 1978, Joseph Singer et al. (translators), Shosha by Isaac Bashevis Singer, New York: Fawcett Crest, Part One, Chapter Five, 1, p. 99,[2]
- Bashele’s dishes tasted as good as they had when I was a child. No one could give to the borscht such a sweet-and-sour zest as Bashele.
- (by extension) Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
- Auntie Mame had a real zest for life.
- 1728, Edward Young, Love of Fame, the Universal Passion, Satire II in The Works of the Reverend Edward Young, London: P. Brown, H. Hill & S. Payne, 1765, Volume I, p. 85,[3]
- Almighty vanity! to thee they owe
- Their zest of pleasure, and their balm of woe.
- 1807, Thomas Cogan, An Ethical Treatise on the Passions, Bath: Hazard & Binns, Part 1, Disquisition 1, Chapter 1, Section 1 “On the utility of the Passions and Affections,” p. 51,[4]
- Liberality of disposition and conduct gives the highest zest and relish to social intercourse.
- 1928, D. H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, New York: Barnes & Noble, 1995, Chapter 9, p. 101,[5]
- Once started, Mrs. Bolton was better than any book, about the lives of the people. She knew them all so intimately, and had such a peculiar, flamey zest in all their affairs, it was wonderful, if just a trifle humiliating to listen to her.
- 1962, James Baldwin, Another Country, New York: Dell, 1963, Book Two, Chapter 2, p. 221,[6]
- The singers, male and female, wore blue jeans and long hair and had more zest than talent.
- (rare) The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut.
- 2006, N. J. Nusha, On the Edge (Short Stories), Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications, p. 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.
- 2006, N. J. Nusha, On the Edge (Short Stories), Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications, p. 85,
Synonyms
- (enthusiasm): gusto, relish
- (general vibrance of flavour): punch, spice, tang, zing
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
zest (third-person singular simple present zests, present participle zesting, simple past and past participle zested)
- (cooking) To scrape the zest from a fruit.
- To make more zesty.
- 1792, James Cobb, The Siege of Belgrade, a Comic Opera, in Three Acts, page 47:
- Strains ?o artle?s tho’ we proffer,
Hearts o’er flowing zest the offer.
- Strains ?o artle?s tho’ we proffer,
- 1792, James Cobb, The Siege of Belgrade, a Comic Opera, in Three Acts, page 47:
Derived terms
- zester
References
Anagrams
- Tsez
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /z?st/
Noun
zest m (plural zests)
- zest (of a fruit)
Further reading
- “zest” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Swedish
Noun
zest c
- zest; the outer skin of a citrus fruit
Declension
zest From the web:
- what zest means
- what zesty means
- what zestimate mean
- what zestril is used for
- what's zest of lemon
- what's zest of orange
- what's zestimate zillow
- what zest for life
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