gracias

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See also: Gracias and grácias

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gracias (“thank you”).

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɑ.si.əs/

Interjection

gracias

  1. (US, colloquial) thank you
    • 1993, Roddy Doyle, The Van, link
      Muchos gracias, my friend. —The girls are in the kitchen, Bimbo told Vera.
    • 2000, Linda Ladd, Midnight Fire, link
      "Gracias, my friend. I owe you a great debt.
    • 2010, Tina Rosenberg, Glenapp Castle: A Scottish Intrigue, page 154
      “No, gracias, my friend. This will do fine.”

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "France" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɡʁa.sja/ ~ /ɡʁa.sjɑ/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Québec" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɡʁa.sjɑ/, [ɡʁa.sjɑ], [ɡʁa.sjɔ]

Verb

gracias

  1. second-person singular past historic of gracier

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈɡɾaθjas/ [ˈɡɾa.θjas]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈɡɾasjas/ [ˈɡɾa.sjas]
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Etymology

From gracia < (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin gratia, as used in the phrase gratias agere (“to express thanks”).

Interjection

gracias

  1. thank you

Noun

gracias

  1. plural of gracia

gracias f pl (plural only)

  1. thanks
    El día de acción de gracias – Thanksgiving day
    dar gracias – To give thanks

Derived terms

See also

Descendants

  • Chavacano: grasyas
  • English: gracias
  • Palenquero: nglasia
  • Portuguese: grácias
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