gusto

[guhs-toh] /ˈgʌs toʊ/

noun, plural gustoes.

hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general:

to dance with gusto.

Synonyms: enthusiasm, delight, relish, zest, spirit, fervor.

individual taste or liking:

The boy is an imaginative charmer, with a gusto for storytelling.

Archaic. artistic style or taste.

Origin

1620-30; < Italian < Latin gustus; see gust²

Examples from the web for gusto

He was in the middle of telling a tale with great gusto.
There is zest and gusto in all that he wrote, and the reader can share the writer's own enjoyment.
Unfortunately for our research efforts, the tornado did not have much gusto.
Attacking with gusto is not a sure thing either against a wily opponent.
Both groups reclaimed old haunts with unanticipated gusto.
Overcomes hills, potholes, and slippery roads with gusto.
It would have done so more sharply had the central bank not been buying dollars with gusto.
Mark tries clearing loose snow with the side of his axe and kicking the cliff with extra gusto.
But that's only when he's not promoting or explaining the book, which he does with unique gusto.
Drug firms have exploited their new freedom with gusto.

British Dictionary definitions for gusto

gusto

/ˈɡʌstəʊ/

noun

vigorous enjoyment, zest, or relish, esp in the performance of an action: the aria was sung with great gusto

Word Origin

C17: from Spanish: taste, from Latin gustus a tasting; see gustation

Word Origin and History for gusto

1620s, from Italian gusto "taste," from Latin gustus "a tasting," related to gustare "to taste, take a little of," from PIE root *geus- "to taste, choose" (cf. Sanskrit jus- "enjoy, be pleased," Avestan zaosa- "pleasure," Old Persian dauš- "enjoy"), a root that forms words for "taste" in Greek and Latin, but mostly meaning "try" or "choose" in Germanic and Celtic (cf. Old English cosan, cesan "to choose," Gothic kausjan "to test, to taste of," Old High German koston "try," German kosten "taste of"). The semantic development could have been in either direction. In English, guste "organ of taste, sense of taste," is mid-15c., from French.

Slang definitions & phrases for gusto

gusto

noun

Beer: get some gusto