bravo meaning

UK /ˈbrɑːvəʊ/ US /ˈbrɑvoʊ/ 2 syllables

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

bravo has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

bravo as a noun

  1. a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
    • his assassins were hunted down like animals
    • assassinators of kings and emperors

    Synonyms: assassin, assassinator

    Type of: murderer

    Kinds: Booth, Oswald

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

    Type of: cheer

bravo as a verb

  1. applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava'

    Type of: applaud

How to pronounce bravo

bravo is pronounced /ˈbrɑːvəʊ/ in British English and /ˈbrɑvoʊ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with BR · words ending in VO · 5-letter words

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