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bra⋅va⋅do

  [bruh-vah-doh]
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–noun, plural -does, -dos.
a pretentious, swaggering display of courage.
Origin:
1575–85; < Sp bravada (now bravata < It), equiv. to brav(o) brave + -ada -ade 1

Synonyms:
brag, bluster, bombast, braggadocio. See courage.
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bra·va·do   (brə-vä'dō)   
n.   pl. bra·va·dos or bra·va·does

    1. Defiant or swaggering behavior: strove to prevent our courage from turning into bravado.

    2. A pretense of courage; a false show of bravery.

  2. A disposition toward showy defiance or false expressions of courage.


[French bravade and Old Spanish bravada, swagger, bravery, both ultimately from Vulgar Latin *brabus, brave; see brave.]
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Word Origin & History

bravado 
1583, from Fr. bravade "bragging, boasting," from It. bravata "bragging, boasting," from bravare "brag, boast, be defiant," from bravo (see brave). Influenced in form by Sp. words ending in -ado.
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