gracias
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish gracias (“thank you”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: 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
- (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.”
- 1993, Roddy Doyle, The Van, link
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Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: 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
- 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
Noun
gracias
gracias f pl (plural only)
- thanks
- El día de acción de gracias – Thanksgiving day
- dar gracias – To give thanks
Derived terms
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