The difference between Spice and Zest
When used as nouns, spice means aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food, whereas zest means the outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
When used as verbs, spice means to add spice or spices to, whereas zest means to scrape the zest from a fruit.
check bellow for the other definitions of Spice and Zest
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Spice as a noun (countable, uncountable):
Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food.
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Spice as a noun (figurative, uncountable):
Appeal, interest; an attribute that makes something appealing, interesting, or engaging.
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Spice as a noun (uncountable):
A synthetic cannabinoid drug.
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Spice as a noun (uncountable, Yorkshire):
Sweets, candy.
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Spice as a noun (obsolete):
Species; kind.
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Spice as a verb (transitive):
To add spice or spices to; season.
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Spice as a verb (transitive):
To spice up.
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Spice as a noun (nonce):
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Spice as a noun:
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Zest as a noun:
The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
Examples:
"The orange zest gives the strong flavor in this dish."
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Zest as a noun:
General vibrance of flavour.
Examples:
"I add zest to the meat by rubbing it with a spice mixture before grilling."
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Zest as a noun (by extension):
Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
Examples:
"w Auntie Mame had a real zest for life."
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Zest as a noun (rare):
The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut.
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Zest as a verb (cooking):
To scrape the zest from a fruit.
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Zest as a verb:
To make more zesty.