gustar

Meaning

(transitive) to taste, to try (determine the flavour of something by putting it in one's mouth)
(transitive) to experiment, to try
(intransitive) to please, to be liked by (takes an indirect object)
(formal, intransitive, uncommon) to like, to enjoy
(transitive) to want, to please

please

appeal to

have high regard for

be pleasing

be fond of

taste of

want to

probar el sabor

querer que

tener gusto

ser atraído por

calar melón

Frequency

Hyphenated as

gus‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡusˈtaɾ/

Borrowed from Latin

Cognate with Portuguese

In summary

Borrowed in this form from Latin gustāre. Replaced the inherited Old Spanish form gostar. See gusto. The use of this verb to mean "like" is a uniquely Ibero-Romance development. Compare Portuguese gostar.

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