Standard Lemma guide

bravo

intj · name · noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈbɹɑvoʊ/
  • General-American: /bɹɑˈvoʊ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɑːvəʊ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /bɹɑːˈvəʊ/
  • rhymes with -ɑːvəʊ
  • rhymes with Rhymes: -əʊ
  • Canada: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: B R AA1 V OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Used to express acclaim, especially to a performer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Bravo, you have done a brilliant job!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bravissimo, bravo, bully, cock on, congrats, congratulations, encore, fair fucks, full marks, get you, good for someone, good for you, good going, good job, good on you, good show, good work, hats off, hon, hoorah, hooray, hurrah, hurray, huzza, huzzah, jolly good show, keep it up, kudos, mazal tov, mazel tov, nice one, proper job, right on, shabash, there you go, way to go, well done, well said

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname from Spanish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A shout of "bravo!"

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative letter-case form of Bravo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

Qualifier: international standards; plural "bravos"; international standards; plural "bravos"

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To cheer or applaud, especially by saying bravo!

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cheer

8

noun

Meaning 8

a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his assassins were hunted down like animals
  • assassinators of kings and emperors

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: assassin, assassinator

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: murderer, liquidator, manslayer

Narrower terms: Booth, John Wilkes Booth, Oswald, Lee Harvey Oswald

9

verb

Meaning 9

applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava'

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: applaud, clap, spat, acclaim

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bravo. Doublet of brave.

Borrowed from Spanish Bravo.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بْرَافُو (brāvo) — interjection
  • Arabic: بِرَافُو (birāvo) — interjection
  • Arabic: براڤو (brāvo, barāvu) — interjection
  • Arabic: عفارم (ʕafārem) — interjection
  • Armenian: բրավո (bravo) — interjection
  • Armenian: կեցցե (kecʻcʻe) — interjection
  • Assamese: বাঃ (bah) — interjection
  • Assamese: চাবাচ (sabas) — interjection
  • Bengali: শাবাশ (śabaś) — interjection
  • Bulgarian: бра́во (brávo) — interjection
  • Danish: bravo — interjection
  • Esperanto: brave — interjection
  • Finnish: hyvä — interjection
  • French: bravo — interjection
  • Georgian: ყოჩაღ (q̇očaɣ) — interjection
  • Greek: μπράβο (brávo) — interjection
  • Ancient Greek: πύππαξ (púppax) — interjection
  • Hindi: शाबाश (śābāś) — interjection
  • Indonesian: mantap — interjection
  • Indonesian: syabas — interjection
  • Italian: bravo — interjection
  • Italian: bene — interjection
  • Italian: ben fatto! — interjection
  • Japanese: 天晴れ (appare) — interjection
  • Japanese: ブラボー (burabō) — interjection
  • Latin: mactē — interjection
  • Latvian: bravo — interjection
  • Malay: mantap (id) — interjection
  • Malay: syabas — interjection
  • Marathi: शाबास (śābās) — interjection
  • Marathi: शाब्बास (śābbās) — interjection
  • Persian: براوو (brâvo) — interjection
  • Persian: آفرین (âfarin) — interjection
  • Polish: brawo — interjection
  • Portuguese: bravo — interjection
  • Romanian: bravo — interjection
  • Russian: бра́во (brávo) — interjection
  • Sanskrit: साधु (sādhu) — interjection
  • Spanish: bravo — interjection
  • Swedish: bravo — interjection
  • Vietnamese: hoan hô — interjection
  • Yiddish: בראַוואָ (bravo) — interjection
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