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Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek γοῦστο (goûsto), from Venetian gusto (“taste”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣusto/
- Hyphenation: γού‧στο
Noun
γούστο • (goústo) n (plural γούστα)
- taste (person's implicit set of preferences)
Έχεις θαυμάσιο γούστο στη μουσική.- Écheis thavmásio goústo sti mousikí.
- You have a wonderful taste in music.
Ο καθένας με τα γούστα του.- O kathénas me ta goústa tou.
- Each to their own.
- (more specifically) good taste
Το διαμέρισμά της δείχνει το γούστο της.- To diamérismá tis deíchnei to goústo tis.
- Her apartment shows her great taste.
Είναι άνθρωπος με γούστο· ποτέ δε θα φορούσε κάτι τέτοιο!- Eínai ánthropos me goústo; poté de tha foroúse káti tétoio!
- He's a man of good taste; he'd never wear something like that!
- (by extension) fun
Μου χάλασε το γούστο ο καβγάς.- Mou chálase to goústo o kavgás.
- The fight spoiled my good fun.
Έχει γούστο ο φίλος σου.- Échei goústo o fílos sou.
- Your friend is great fun.
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
- γουστάρω (goustáro, “to like, to fancy”)