bravado

English

Etymology

French bravade (“bragging or boasting”). Which comes from Italian bravata, from verb bravare (“brag, boast”), from bravo.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːdəʊ

Noun

bravado (plural bravados or bravadoes)

1. A swaggering show of defiance or courage.

   The angry customer stood in the middle of the showroom and voiced his complaints with loud bravado.

2. A false show of courage.

Translations

a show of defiance or courage

• Bulgarian: перчене (bg) (perčene) n, фукане (bg) (fukane) n

• Icelandic: mannalæti n, sýndarhugrekki n
• Portuguese: bravata (pt) f

a false show of courage

• Icelandic: mannalæti n, sýndarhugrekki n

• Portuguese: bravata (pt) f
• Spanish: bravata (es) f, bravuconada (es) f