bravo

/ˈbɾabo/ · B1 · adj

angry, furious

🐂 Bravo! = same word: you cheer the brave, and a toro bravo is a fierce bull

English borrowed the cheer bravo from this same Romance word, and brave is its cousin. The older sense was wild or fierce, which is why Spanish keeps angry (estar bravo) and untamed (toro bravo) alongside bold and well done.

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