provocativo

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /proː.u̯o.kaːˈtiː.u̯oː/, [proːu̯ɔkäːˈt̪iːu̯oː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pro.vo.kaˈti.vo/, [provokäˈt̪iːvo]

Adjective

prōvocātīvō

dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of prōvocātīvus

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin prōvocātīvus, from Latin provocō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɾobokaˈtibo/ [pɾo.β̞o.kaˈt̪i.β̞o]
Rhymes: -ibo
Syllabification: pro‧vo‧ca‧ti‧vo

Adjective

provocativo (feminine provocativa, masculine plural provocativos, feminine plural provocativas)

provocative as in sexy
provocative as in offensive

Related terms

provocar

Further reading

“provocativo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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