Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·italian ·1760s
Bravo
from bravo
- Meaning
- Brave, fine — used as theatrical applause.
- Source word
- bravo
- Route into English
- Italian opera audiences → English aristocratic theatre culture in the 18th c.
- Arrived
- 1760s
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