gracioso

English

Etymology

Spanish gracioso

Noun

gracioso (plural graciosos)

  1. (historical) A bawdy clown or jester in 16th-century Spanish comedy.
  2. A favourite.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese gracioso, borrowed from Latin grātiōsus.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɾɐ.ˈsjo.zu/
  • Hyphenation: gra‧ci‧o‧so
  • Rhymes: -ozu

Adjective

gracioso m (feminine singular graciosa, masculine plural graciosos, feminine plural graciosas, comparable)

  1. graceful

Inflection


Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin grātiōsus, from grātia. Compare English gracious.

Pronunciation

  • (archaic) IPA(key): [ɡɾa̠dˈsjo̞.so̞], [ɡɾa̠tˈsjo̞.so̞]
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): [ɡɾa̠ˈθjo̞.so̞]
  • (Lat. Am.) IPA(key): [ɡɾa̠ˈsjo̞.so̞]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • See also: grasoso

Adjective

gracioso (feminine singular graciosa, masculine plural graciosos, feminine plural graciosas) (superlative graciosísimo)

  1. funny
  2. silly (playful; giggly)
  3. graceful
  4. pleasing
  5. (sarcasm) annoying; graceless

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