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gus⋅to

  [guhs-toh]
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–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.
Origin:
1620–30; < It < L gustus; see gust 2

Synonyms:
1. enthusiasm, delight, relish, zest, spirit, fervor.
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gus·to   (gŭs'tō)   
n.   pl. gus·toes

  1. Vigorous enjoyment; zest. See Synonyms at zest.

  2. Individual taste.

  3. Archaic Artistic style.


[Italian, from Latin gustus, taste; see geus- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
gusto [ˈgəsto]

  1. n.
    beer. : Can you stop at the filling station and get some gusto?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

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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