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gracioso

American  
[grey-shee-oh-soh, grah-see-, grah-thyaw-saw, -syaw-] / ˌgreɪ ʃiˈoʊ soʊ, ˌgrɑ si-, grɑˈθyɔ sɔ, -ˈsyɔ- /

noun

plural

graciosos

  1. a buffoon or clown in Spanish comedy.

gracioso British  
/ ˌɡræsɪˈəʊsəʊ, ɡraˈθjoso /

noun

  1. a clown in Spanish comedy

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Etymology

Origin of gracioso

1640–50; < Spanish: amiable, gracious, spirited (noun use of adj.) < Latin grātiōsus gracious

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