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gracioso

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gra⋅ci⋅o⋅so

  [grey-shee-oh-soh, grah-see-; Sp. grah-thyaw-saw, -syaw-]
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–noun, plural -sos  [-sohz; Sp. -saws] .
a buffoon or clown in Spanish comedy.
Origin:
1640–50; < Sp: amiable, gracious, spirited (n. use of adj.) < L grātiōsus gracious
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gra·ci·o·so   (grä'sē-ō'sō)   
n.   pl. gra·ci·o·sos
A clown or buffoon in Spanish comedies.

[Spanish, amiable, clown, from Latin grātiōsus; see gracious.]
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