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brio

[bree-oh; It. bree-aw] Origin

bri·o

[bree-oh; It. bree-aw]
noun
vigor; vivacity.

Origin:
1725–35; < Italian < Spanish brío energy, determination < Celtic *brīgos; compare Old Irish bríg (feminine) power, strength, force, Middle Welsh bri (masculine) honor, dignity, authority
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Brio is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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brio (ˈbriːəʊ)
 
n
See also con brio liveliness or vigour; spirit
 
[C19: from Italian, of Celtic origin]

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brio
"liveliness, vivacity," 1734, from It., lit. "mettle, fire, life," perhaps an aphetic derivative of L. ebrius "drunk." Or via Prov. briu "vigor," from Celt. *brig-o- "strength." Probably entered English via musical instruction con brio.
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