gusto

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Great energy and enthusiastic enjoyment in doing something.

   She dug into her meal with gusto after the long hike.

Simplified etymology

Gusto was borrowed in the early 17th century from Italian and ultimately comes from Latin gustus, meaning “taste.” An early meaning was “a particular liking for something”; that sense later disappeared, while the sense “keen enjoyment or relish” became common from the beginning of the 19th century.

Borrowed from Italian gusto, from Latin gustus (“taste”). Doublet of cost (see Etymology 3 there).

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