"zesty" meaning in All languages combined

See zesty on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈzɛsti/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-zesty.wav Forms: zestier [comparative], more zesty [comparative], zestiest [superlative], most zesty [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsti Etymology: From zest + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|zest|y}} zest + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} zesty (comparative zestier or more zesty, superlative zestiest or most zesty)
  1. Having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy. Translations (having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy): пикантен (pikanten) (Bulgarian), pikantní (Czech), pittig (Dutch), piquant (French), épicé (French), de zest (French), пика́нтный (pikántnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-zesty-en-adj-xLunolQe Disambiguation of 'having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy': 98 2 0
  2. Zestful.
    Sense id: en-zesty-en-adj-VDuzhVkC
  3. (informal, LGBTQ, of a man) Effeminately or flamboyantly gay. Tags: informal Categories (topical): LGBTQ
    Sense id: en-zesty-en-adj-W4NqEaef Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 3 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 19 0 81 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 0 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 0 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 0 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 22 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 20 21 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 0 84 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 0 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 0 90

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for zesty meaning in All languages combined (2.8kB)

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