bravado
pronunciation
How to pronounce bravado in British English:
UK [brəˈvɑ:dəʊ]
How to pronounce bravado in American English:
US [brəˈvɑdoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a swaggering show of courage
Word Origin
- bravado (n.)
- 1580s, from French bravade "bragging, boasting," from Italian bravata "bragging, boasting" (16c.), from bravare "brag, boast, be defiant," from bravo (see brave (adj.)). The English word was influenced in form by Spanish words ending in -ado.
Example
- 1. This was no idle bravado from disenchanted muslims .
- 2. Bravado was absent from the play list .
- 3. Mr. huang , 41 years old , combined a tough business mind with a gambler 's bravado and a knack for cultivating officials to engineer deals .
- 4. Instead , if my friend is right , part of the lack of availability is bravado . An even bigger part is school holidays .
- 5. It 's worrisome enough if this latest show of bravado is intended for an international audience .