[bra.vo] n, pl bravos or bravoes [It, fr. bravo brave] (1597): villain, desperado; esp: a hired assassin
[2]bra.vo n, pl bravos (1761): a shout of approval--often used interjectionally in applauding a performance [3]bra.vo vt bra.voed ; bra.vo.ing (1831): to applaud by shouts of bravo Bra.vo (1952)--a communications code word for the letter b