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gusto

Spanish, noun

gusto is spelled G-U-S-T-O (5 letters) and appears 95 times per million words in written Spanish, the 913th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gusto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “taste (sense)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of gustar. With an accent, gustó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of gustar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Uno de los cinco sentidos por los que los seres vivos perciben su entorno. Es este caso mediante el sabor, a…”.

What does gusto mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinetaste (sense)

    El gusto es uno de los cinco sentidos.

  2. 2

    masculinetaste (flavour)

  3. 3

    masculineliking, preference, aesthetic preference

  4. 4

    masculinepleasure, enthusiasm

    Es un gusto que nos visites.

  5. 5

    masculinefancy, whim

    Me di el gusto de bailar.

verb

  1. 1

    first-person singular present indicative of gustar

verb

as gustó
  1. 1

    third-person singular preterite indicative of gustar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Uno de los cinco sentidos por los que los seres vivos perciben su entorno. Es este caso mediante el sabor, a través de las papilas gustativas. 2. Sensación que produce algo en las papilas gustativas. 3. Percepción o emoción agradable, de placer o deleite. 4. Voluntad de una persona; disposición.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of gusto

  • gustos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to gusto

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is gusto in Spanish?

gusto appears 95 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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