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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

gustoso

Pronunciation / Transliteration: goo-sto-so

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Flavorful/ˈfleɪ.vɚ.fəl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il piatto era gustoso e ricco di sapore."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having a strong, pleasant taste or smell.

    "The dish was flavorful, bursting with spices and herbs."
  2. 2

    Rich in flavor; tasty.

    "She prefers flavorful foods that excite her palate."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French 'flour' or 'flavor' combined with the Germanic suffix '-ful', meaning full of. It entered Middle English to describe food possessing a distinct and pleasing taste.

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