provocativo

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Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Classical) IPA^(key): /proː.u̯o.kaːˈtiː.u̯oː/, [proːu̯ɔkäːˈt̪iːu̯oː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pro.vo.kaˈti.vo/, [provokäˈt̪iːvo]

Adjective[edit]

prōvocātīvō

dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of prōvocātīvus

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Late Latin prōvocātīvus, from Latin provocō.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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

provocative as in sexy
provocative as in offensive

Related terms[edit]

provocar

Further reading[edit]

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

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