atrevido

/atɾeˈbido/ · B2 · adj

daring, bold

🦁 atreverse = to dare, so atrevido = the one who dared

From the verb atreverse, to dare, which goes back to Latin attribuere, to claim something for yourself. An atrevido person claims the nerve to act. Used about clothes or jokes, it means risqué or edgy.

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