Etymology

gracioso

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Today it means: A court favourite. Full definition →

First used 17th c.Spanish gracioso
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The story

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromgracioso
  2. English todaygracioso

From Spanish gracioso. Doublet of gracious and grazioso.

First known use, by meaning

  • 17th c. A court favourite.
  • from 18th c. A clown or jester in early-modern Spanish comedy.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.