gusto

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian gusto, from Latin gustus (“taste”). Doublet of cost (see Etymology 3 there). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌstəʊ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌstoʊ/ Rhymes: -ʌstəʊ Hyphenation: gus‧to === Noun === gusto (uncountable) Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor. (rare) An individual's fondness or liking of a particular flavour (Of art) The style in which a work is done, artistic style. (occasionally) the prevailing style in matters of taste. (obsolete) Aesthetic appreciation. (obsolete, rare) (Of food) Flavour or savour ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === gouts == Catalan == === Verb === gusto first-person singular present indicative of gustar == Central Bikol == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish gusto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡusto/ [ˈɡus.to] IPA(key): /ɡusˈto/ [ɡusˈto] Hyphenation: gus‧to === Verb === gústo or gustó (plural gurusto, Basahan spelling ᜄᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ) (Naga) to like to want; to desire to mean something ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Esperanto == === Etymology === From Latin gustus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡusto/ Rhymes: -usto Syllabification: gus‧to === Noun === gusto (accusative singular guston, plural gustoj, accusative plural gustojn) taste flavor ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “gusto”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “gusto”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026 == Galician == === Alternative forms === gosto === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin gustus. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -usto Hyphenation: gus‧to === Noun === gusto m (plural gustos) taste (sense) taste (flavour) liking, preference, aesthetic preference pleasure, enthusiasm fancy, whim === Verb === gusto first-person singular present indicative of gustar == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡus.to/ Rhymes: -usto Hyphenation: gù‧sto === Etymology 1 === From Latin gustus (“taste”), from Proto-Italic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus. ==== Noun ==== gusto m (plural gusti) taste (the sense) taste, flavour/flavor Synonym: sapore gusto, enjoyment, relish fancy, whim (in the plural) preferences ===== Hypernyms ===== cinque sensi ===== Derived terms ===== gustare gustativo gustoso ===== Descendants ===== → Alemannic German: Gust → English: gusto → Serbo-Croatian: gušt === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== gusto first-person singular present indicative of gustare === Further reading === gusto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Etymology === From unattested *gustus (“tasted”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵustós, from *ǵews- (“to taste”). Cognate with gustus (“a taste”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɡʊs.toː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɡus.to] === Verb === gustō (present infinitive gustāre, perfect active gustāvī, supine gustātum); first conjugation to taste, sample to snack; to whet one's appetite ==== Conjugation ==== 1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested. ==== Derived terms ==== dēgustō gustātiō praegustō regustō ==== Descendants ==== === References === “gusto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “gusto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “gusto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[3], London: Macmillan and Co. Sihler, Andrew L. (1995), New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 399 == Lower Sorbian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡustɔ/ === Adverb === gusto (comparative gusćej, superlative nejgusćej) thickly, densely == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡûːsto/ Hyphenation: gu‧sto === Adverb === gȗsto (Cyrillic spelling гу̑сто) densely == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡusto/ [ˈɡus.t̪o] Rhymes: -usto Syllabification: gus‧to === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin gustus (“taste”), from Proto-Italic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus. Replaced the inherited Old Spanish form gosto. The learned word has a more abstract meaning overall. ==== Noun ==== gusto m (plural gustos) taste (sense) taste (flavour) liking, preference, aesthetic preference pleasure, enthusiasm fancy, whim ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== gusto first-person singular present indicative of gustar === References === === Further reading === “gusto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish gusto, from Latin gustus. The ultimate stress pronunciation was due to the word having a closed penultimate syllable. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡusˈto/ [ɡʊsˈt̪o], (rare) /ˈɡusto/ [ˈɡus.t̪o] Rhymes: -o, (rare) -usto Syllabification: gus‧to === Noun === gustó or gusto (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ) want; like; desire Synonyms: kagustuhan, kursunada, nais, ibig ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== gusto kita === Verb === gustó or gusto (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ) (pseudoverb) to want; to like Synonyms: ibig, nais === Anagrams === gusot