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gus⋅to
[guhs-toh] 
toʊ
–noun, plural -toes.
| 1. | hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general: to dance with gusto. |
| 2. | individual taste or liking. |
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Language Translation for : Gusto
| Spanish: | entusiasmo, | German: | der Eifer, | Japanese: | 楽しみ |
| gus·to
(gŭs'tō) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. gus·toes
[Italian, from Latin gustus, taste; see geus- in Indo-European roots.] |
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gusto
1629, from It. gusto "taste," from L. gustus "a tasting," related to gustare "to taste," from PIE base *geus- (cf. Skt. jus- "enjoy, be pleased," Avestan zaosa- "pleasure," O.Pers. dauš- "enjoy"), a root that forms words for "taste" in Gk. and L., but mostly meaning "try" or "choose" in Gmc. and Celt. (cf. O.E. cosan, cesan "to choose," Goth. kausjan "to test, to taste of," O.H.G. koston "try," Ger. kosten "taste of"). The semantic development could have been in either direction.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| gusto | |
noun | |
| vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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