provocativo

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /proː.u̯o.kaːˈtiː.u̯oː/, [proːu̯ɔkäːˈt̪iːu̯oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pro.vo.kaˈti.vo/, [provokäˈt̪iːvo]

Adjective

prōvocātīvō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of prōvocātīvus

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin prōvocātīvus, from Latin provocō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾobokaˈtibo/ [pɾo.β̞o.kaˈt̪i.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: pro‧vo‧ca‧ti‧vo

Adjective

provocativo (feminine provocativa, masculine plural provocativos, feminine plural provocativas)

1. provocative as in sexy
2. provocative as in offensive

Related terms

• provocar

 

Further reading

• “provocativo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014