gusto English · revision 1336

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈɡʌstəʊ/ ''(UK)''; /ˈɡʌstoʊ/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|it|gusto|t=taste]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) [[der|la|gustus|t=a tasting]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) related to ''gustāre'' “to taste”.^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) English had earlier borrowed the French form ''guste'', which became obsolete.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Keen relish or enjoyment shown in speech or action (1629).^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The word first covered several senses of taste: individual liking (1647), artistic style (1662), aesthetic appreciation and flavour,^(OED 1989) the last two now obsolete.^(OED 1989) The OED notes that the sense of zest became very common from the beginning of the 19th century.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * mid-15th century – ''guste'', from French, now obsolete.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1620 – first date given by Merriam-Webster.^(MW Collegiate)

+ * 1629 – keen enjoyment.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)

+ * 1647 – individual liking.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1662 – artistic style.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # Vigorous, hearty enjoyment; [[zest]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # An individual taste or liking.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # ''(archaic)'' Artistic style.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[disgust]]

+ * [[gustatory]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Random House gives ''enthusiasm'', ''delight'', ''relish'', ''zest'', ''spirit'' and ''fervor'' as synonyms.^(RHWU)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}