gracioso
noun
gra·ci·o·so ˌgrä-sē-ˈō-(ˌ)sō 
-(ˌ)zō
plural graciosos
: a buffoon in Spanish comedy
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The same praise could be heaped upon Maurice Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso, which opened the evening. 
Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register, 19 May 2017
Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register, 19 May 2017 Word History
Etymology
Spanish, from gracioso, adjective, agreeable, amusing, from Latin gratiosus
First Known Use
1749, in the meaning defined above
graciosos
noun
as in scaramouches
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- scaramouches
- jesters
- antics
- motleys
- madcaps
- cutups
- fools
- mimes
- pantaloons
- clowns
- harlequins
- farceurs
- gaggers
- buffoons
- drolls
- top bananas
- mummers
- mimics
- funnymen
- buffos
- gagmen
- humorists
- second bananas
- buffi
- comedians
- jokesters
- zanies
- merry-andrews
- gagsters
- comics
- wags
- comediennes
- wits
- jokers
- stand-ups
