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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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