Pronunciation: ˌ grä-s ē - ' ō -( ˌ )s ō , -( ˌ )z ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -sos
Etymology: Spanish, from gracioso, adjective, agreeable, amusing, from Latin gratiosus
Date: 1749
: a buffoon in Spanish comedy
Pronunciation: ˌ grä-s ē - ' ō -( ˌ )s ō , -( ˌ )z ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -sos
Etymology: Spanish, from gracioso, adjective, agreeable, amusing, from Latin gratiosus
Date: 1749
: a buffoon in Spanish comedy
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012