gracioso

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gra·ci·o·so

G0212900 (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.]

gracioso

(ˌɡræsɪˈəʊsəʊ; Spanish ɡraˈθjoso) n, pl -sos (Theatre) a clown in Spanish comedy[C17: from Spanish: gracious]

gra•ci•o•so

(ˌgreɪ ʃiˈoʊ soʊ, ˌgrɑ si-; Sp. grɑˈθyɔ sɔ, -ˈsyɔ-)

n., pl. -sos (-sōz; Sp. -sôs). a buffoon or clown in Spanish comedy. [1640–50; < Sp: amiable, gracious, spirited < Latin grātiōsus gracious]