Etymology

bravo

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Today it means: A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado. Full definition →

Italian bravo
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bravo · noun, interjection, verb1

  1. Italian · borrowed frombravo
  2. English todaybravo

Borrowed from Italian bravo. Doublet of brave.

Bravo · proper noun2

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromBravo
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromBravo
  3. English todayBravo

Borrowed from Spanish Bravo.

Words from the same roots

Italianbravo all →

brave

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