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gusto

[guhs-toh]

noun

plural

gustoes 
  1. hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general.

    to dance with gusto.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,
  2. individual taste or liking.

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

  3. Archaic.artistic style or taste.



gusto

/ ˈɡʌəʊ /

noun

  1. vigorous enjoyment, zest, or relish, esp in the performance of an action

    the aria was sung with great gusto

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gusto1

First recorded in 1620–30; from Italian, from Latin gustus; gust 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gusto1

C17: from Spanish: taste, from Latin gustus a tasting; see gustation
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“The Life of Chuck” is a nearly line-by-line faithful adaptation, with a few more jokes and heavy use of a narrator, Nick Offerman, who reads King’s words with a nature documentarian’s gusto.

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When she has the opportunity to turn the jokes back on her mother at her roast appearance, she digs in with gusto.

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That left both McLaren drivers needing to make up ground to try to wrest the race win from Verstappen, and they set about the quest with gusto and determination.

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But it’s the gleam in his eyes, the gusto in his delivery, that makes every line zing.

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Julia was a "fearless competitor" proven through her involvement with her school's debating and hockey teams, doing everything with a "great gusto".

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