WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bra•va
(brä′vä, brä vä′),USA pronunciation interj., n., pl. -vas.
interj.
n.
interj.
- Foreign Terms(used in praising a female performer).
n.
- Foreign Termsa shout of "brava!''
- Italian, feminine of bravo bravo
- 1875–80
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