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Noun: relish  re-lish
  1. Vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
    - gusto, zest, zestfulness
     
  2. Spicy or savoury condiment
     
  3. The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
    - flavor [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], sapidity, savor [US], savour [Brit, Cdn], smack, nip, tang
Verb: relish  re-lish
  1. Derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
    "She relished her fame and basked in her glory";
    - enjoy, bask, savor [US], savour [Brit, Cdn], love

Derived forms: relishing, relishes, relished

Type of: condiment, enjoyment, enthusiasm, gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, like, taste, taste perception, taste sensation

Encyclopedia: Relish, John