provocativo
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /proː.u̯o.kaːˈtiː.u̯oː/, [proːu̯ɔkäːˈt̪iːu̯oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pro.vo.kaˈti.vo/, [provokäˈt̪iːvo]
Adjective edit
prōvocātīvō
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin prōvocātīvus, from Latin provocō.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
provocativo (feminine provocativa, masculine plural provocativos, feminine plural provocativas)
- provocative as in sexy
- provocative as in offensive
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “provocativo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014