bravo
interjection
- indicating strong approval
noun
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L317341 on Wikidata ↗verb
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Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɑvoʊ/ / /bɹɑˈvoʊ/ / /ˈbɹɑːvəʊ/
intj
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian bravo. Doublet of brave.
- Used to express acclaim, especially to a performer.
“Bravo, you have done a brilliant job!”
name
Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish Bravobor. English Bravo Borrowed from Spanish Bravo.
- A surname from Spanish.
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian bravo. Doublet of brave.
- A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.
“As for Rochester, he had not genius enough to enter the lists with Dryden, so he fell upon another method of revenge; and meanly hired bravoes to assault him.”
“Men have before hired bravos to transact their crimes, while their own person and reputation sat under shelter.”
- A shout of "bravo!"
“There was a roar of bravoes rang through the house; Pen bellowing with the loudest.”
- Alternative letter-case form of Bravo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
verb
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian bravo. Doublet of brave.
- To cheer or applaud, especially by saying bravo!
“"And my Sunbeam was bravoed, and encored, and crowned with flowers, was she not?"”
“Together they had bravoed the great tragedians, and together hopelessly worshipped the beautiful faces, enskied and sainted, of famous actresses.”