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bravata
Italian · 1500s
"a boastful display of courage"
a boastful display of courage, from bravare (to brave, to boast)
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bravado
Spanish · 1500s
"a defiant show of confidence"
carried into Spanish for a defiant show of confidence
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bravado
English · 1580s
"a bold, boastful display of confidence"
settled as the English word for boastful confidence
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