gusto C1 Topic:Science & Research US /ˈɡʌstoʊ/ UK /ˈɡʌstəʊ/ See IPA manual Freq #22550 Meanings 1 noun Great energy and enthusiastic enjoyment in doing something. She dug into her meal with gusto after the long hike. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · great energy and... zest Etymology AI details Borrowed from Italian gusto, from Latin gustus (“taste”). Doublet of cost (see Etymology 3 there). *ǵews- Proto-Indo-European gustus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # gusto **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡʌstoʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡʌstəʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 22550 ## Meanings 1. Great energy and enthusiastic enjoyment in doing something. ## Examples - She dug into her meal with gusto after the long hike. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *ǵews- - Root: gustus ## Etymology Borrowed from Italian gusto, from Latin gustus (“taste”). Doublet of cost (see Etymology 3 there). ## AI Etymology Gusto is borrowed from Italian gusto, from Latin gustus (“taste”). Doublet of cost (see Etymology 3 there). In present-day use, it means great energy and enthusiastic enjoyment in doing something. ## Topics - Science & Research markdown