How to pronounce gusto
American English pronunciation
GUS-toh
- IPA
- /ˈɡʌstoʊ/
- Syllables
- GUS · toh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What gusto means
A big, lively sense of enjoyment
In a sentence: She ate her breakfast with such gusto that we all had to laugh.
Where it comes from: From an Italian word meaning "taste," from Latin "gustus."
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