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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bravo1 /brɑːˈvəʊ, ˈbrɑːvəʊ/

▶exclamation used to express approval for a performer. ▶noun (pl. bravos) a code word representing the letter B, used in radio communication.

– origin C18: from Fr., from Ital., lit. ‘bold’ (see brave).

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bravo2 /ˈbrɑːvəʊ/

▶noun (pl. bravos or bravoes) dated a thug or hired assassin.

– origin C16: from Ital., from bravo ‘bold (one)’ (see brave).

'bravo' also found in these Oxford entries:

bravado - brave - bravura - olé

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