Gusto

See also: gusto, gustó, and gustò

Bavarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gusto, from Latin gustus (“tasting”), from Proto-Italic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̥usd̥o/
• Hyphenation: Gus‧to

Noun

Gusto m (plural Gusto or Gustos) (Austria, East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

1. (with auf) appetite for certain foods or beverages; desire for something (e.g., an activity)

   Synonyms: Glangerer, Guster

2. taste, liking (a person's implicit set of preferences)

Derived terms

• gustig
• gustiös
• ungustiös

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gusto, from Latin gustus (“tasting”), from Proto-Italic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊsto/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̥usto/ (Austria)
• Hyphenation: Gus‧to

Noun

Gusto m (strong, genitive Gustos, plural Gustos)

1. (chiefly Austria, with auf) appetite for certain foods or beverages; desire for something (e.g., an activity)

   Synonyms: Appetit, Gelüste, Lust, Verlangen

2. taste, liking (a person's implicit set of preferences)

   Synonyms: Geschmack, Neigung, Vorliebe

3. enjoyment, gusto

   Synonyms: Freude, Vergnügen

Declension

Declension of Gusto [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gusto	die	Gustos
genitive	eines	des	Gustos	der	Gustos
dative	einem	dem	Gusto	den	Gustos
accusative	einen	den	Gusto	die	Gustos

Derived terms

• gustiös
• ungustiös

Further reading

• “Gusto” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Gusto” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Gusto” in Duden online
• Gusto on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de