Gracioso

/ɡræsiˈoʊsoʊ/ noun

Definition

A comic character or servant in Spanish literature or theater; a witty and clever jester-like figure.

Etymology

From Spanish 'gracioso' (graceful, funny), derived from Latin 'gratiosus' (favored, charming). Borrowed into English from Spanish theater vocabulary in the 16th-17th centuries.

Kelly Says

The gracioso was the working-class comic relief in Spanish plays—think of him as the ancestor of the modern comedians we see in sitcoms, always delivering witty one-liners!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አማርኛ
a-ma-r-ni-ya
ARالعربية
مضحك
mu-dhak
BNবাংলা
মজাদার
ma-ja-da-ar
CACatalà
graciós
gra-si-os
CSČeština
vtipný
vtip-ny
DADansk
sjov
sjov
DEDeutsch
lustig
loo-stig
ELΕλληνικά
αστείος
as-tee-os
ESEspañol
gracioso
gra-see-o
FAفارسی
재밌는
jae-mit-neun
FISuomi
hauska
hau-ska
FRFrançais
amusant
ah-moo-san
GUGU
મજાક
ma-jak
HAHA
ba
HEעברית
מצחיק
mit-cha-ik
HIहिन्दी
मजेदार
ma-je-da-ar
HUMagyar
vicces
vi-ces
IDBahasa Indonesia
lucu
loo-cu
IGIG
oma
o-ma
ITItaliano
divertente
di-ver-ten-te
JA日本語
面白い
omoshiroi
KKKK
жақсы
jaq-sy
KMKM
ឆ្លាត
chla-at
KO한국어
재미있다
jae-mi-it-da
MRMR
मजेदार
ma-je-da-ar
MSBahasa Melayu
lucu
loo-cu
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်
kye
NLNederlands
grappig
gra-pi-g
NONorsk
morsom
mor-som
PAPA
મજાક
ma-jak
PLPolski
zabawny
za-ba-v-ny
PTPortuguês
engraçado
en-gra-sa-do
RORomână
amuzant
a-mu-zan
RUРусский
весёлый
ves-yo-ly
SVSvenska
rolig
ro-lig
SWKiswahili
funny
fun-ny
TAதமிழ்
சிரிப்பு
si-ri-ppu
TEతెలుగు
వెసులు
ve-su-lu
THไทย
ตลก
dtalok
TLTL
nakakatawa
na-ka-ka-ta-wa
TRTürkçe
komik
ko-mik
UKУкраїнська
смішний
smi-sh-ny
URاردو
مضحک
mu-dhak
VITiếng Việt
vui nhộn
vui n-hon
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
幽默的
you-mou de
ZUZU
funi
fu-ni

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