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gus⋅to

[guhs-toh]
–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


1. enthusiasm, delight, relish, zest, spirit, fervor.
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.]

Gusto

Gus"to\, n. [It. or Sp., fr. L. gustus; akin to E. choose. Cf. 2d GUST, GOUR.] Nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; relish; taste; fancy. --Dryden.
Language Translation for : gusto
Spanish: entusiasmo,
German: der Eifer,
Japanese: 楽しみ

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.
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