🇬🇧🇪🇸 zesty - picante : English Lesson

Meaning of "zesty" ("picante"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Zesty describes something that is lively, exciting, and full of strong, pleasant flavors or sensations. It can refer to food that has a tangy or spicy taste, or to experiences and personalities that are vibrant and enthusiastic.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The lemonade was so zesty, my eyebrows flew off.

My zesty dance moves broke two vases and a world record.

Dad’s zesty barbecue sauce made us sweat.

Our zesty teacher turned math class into a disco party.

That zesty taco just winked at me. I’m not okay.

At the park, Lina handed out zesty lemon slices; each bite made faces light up. The zesty salsa made the bread sing, the zesty song pushed feet to dance, and the zesty sun warmed hands. Laughter rose; they vowed to meet again, cheeks bright from zesty joy. They all grinned, asking for the zesty recipe.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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