gracioso
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gracioso
1640–50; < Spanish: amiable, gracious, spirited (noun use of adj.) < Latin grātiōsus gracious
Example Sentences
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Antes de que González Cortez se pueda dormir, repasa videos de su padre en los que habla ruidosamente, es gracioso y simplemente disfruta de su calidez.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2021
“Yo no sé qué es más gracioso: lo que está pasando en mío departamento o mirar Fox News y oír hablar a Donald Trump”.
From Washington Times • Sep. 5, 2015
Ravel's "Bolero," "Rapsodie espagnole," "Alborada del gracioso" and "Pavane pour une infant défunte" round out the program.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2013
Fabio is an example of the attendant gracioso, half servant, half confidant, who appears often in the Spanish drama.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 by Warner, Charles Dudley
Another element which he established in the Spanish drama, was the comic under-plot, and the witty gracioso or droll, the parody of the heroic character of the play.
From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch
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