"zest" meaning in French

See zest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /zɛst/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-zest.wav Forms: zests [plural]
Etymology: From obsolete zeste (“membrane around walnut kernel”), from Middle French zec (“object of no importance”), probably of imitative origin expressing the idea of smallness or triviality. Probably influenced by another onomatopoeia, Middle French zeste (“sound of a hit or blow”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|frm|zec|t=object of no importance}} Middle French zec (“object of no importance”), {{onomatopoeic|fr|title=imitative}} imitative, {{cog|frm|zeste|t=sound of a hit or blow}} Middle French zeste (“sound of a hit or blow”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} zest m (plural zests)
  1. zest (of a fruit) Tags: masculine

Inflected forms

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