gracia

See also: Gracia, gràcia, and gràçia

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gratia.

Noun

gracia f (plural gracies)

1. grace
2. mercy
3. joke

Related terms

• dar gracia
• gracies
• graciosu

Further reading

• “gracia”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “gracia”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish gracia (“grace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾasja/ [ˈɡɾa.sja]
• Hyphenation: gra‧cia

Noun

gracia

1. grace

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡraˈt͡sia/

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• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: gra‧ci‧a

Adjective

gracia (accusative singular gracian, plural graciaj, accusative plural graciajn)

1. graceful

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁa.sja/

Verb

gracia

1. third-person singular past historic of gracier

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós

Proto-Italic *gʷrātos

Latin grātus

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Latin grātiabor.

Spanish gracia

Borrowed from Latin grātia, from grātus + -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾaθja/ [ˈɡɾa.θja] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾasja/ [ˈɡɾa.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθja (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -asja (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: gra‧cia

Noun

gracia f (plural gracias)

1. grace, charm

   Synonyms: carisma, encanto

   Antonyms: desencanto, insipidez, falta de gracia, desencanto, desgracia

2. mercy

   Synonyms: merced, misericordia, piedad

3. humor, comic quality

   Synonym: humor

   ¿Qué te da gracia?

   What's so funny?

4. punch line of a joke or story

   Synonyms: punto, chiste

5. pardon

   Synonym: perdón

   Antonym: condena

6. serif

   Synonyms: serifa, terminal, remate, patín

Derived terms

• agraciar
• caer en gracia
• de gracia
• desgracia
• estado de gracia
• golpe de gracia
• gracia de Dios
• Graciela
• hacer gracia
• por la gracia de Dios
• por obra y gracia de
• qué gracia
• tiro de gracia

Related terms

• agraciado
• graciado
• gracias
• grácil
• gracioso

Descendants

• → Hiligaynon: grasya
• → Quechua: grasya
• → Tagalog: grasya

Further reading

• “gracia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “Tipo de letra: las fuentes tipográficas”, in Libro de estilo de la lengua española [Book of Style of the Spanish Tongue] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2018

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