gusto
noun/ˈɡʌstəʊ/
/ˈɡʌstəʊ/
[uncountable]- enthusiasm and energy in doing something
- They sang with gusto.
- She attacked the huge slice of chocolate cake with great gusto.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Italian, from Latin gustus ‘taste’.Definitions on the go
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