"brava" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈbɹɑ.və/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɑːvə Etymology: From Italian brava, feminine of bravo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|brava}} Italian brava Head templates: {{en-interj}} brava
  1. Alternative form of bravo spoken to a female performer Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bravo spoken to a female performer
    Sense id: en-brava-en-intj-4FXRngkT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɹɑ.və/ [General-American] Forms: bravas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːvə Etymology: From Italian brava, feminine of bravo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|brava}} Italian brava Head templates: {{en-noun}} brava (plural bravas)
  1. A shout of "brava!".
    Sense id: en-brava-en-noun-Oab4JaEo

Inflected forms

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