According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
BRAVO
bravo
(noun) a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance
assassin, assassinator, bravo
(noun) a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; âhis assassins were hunted down like animalsâ; âassassinators of kings and emperorsâ
bravo
(verb) applaud with shouts of âbravoâ or âbravaâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bravo (plural bravos or bravoes)
A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.
A shout of "bravo!"
The letter B in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
Synonyms
• (hired soldier): see mercenary
Interjection
bravo!
Used to express acclaim, especially to a performer.
Usage notes
Sometimes the (non-anglicized) Italian female form brava is used for a woman, and the Italian plural forms brave (feminine) and bravi (masculine or mixed).
Synonyms
• See well done
Verb
bravo (third-person singular simple present bravos, present participle bravoing, simple past and past participle bravoed)
To cheer or applaud, especially by saying bravo!
Etymology
Proper noun
Bravo (plural Bravos)
A surname of Spanish origin.
Source: Wiktionary
Bra"vo, n.; pl. Bravoes. Etym: [I. See Brave, a.]
Definition: A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer. Safe from detection, seize the unwary prey. And stab, like bravoes, all who come this way. Churchill.
Bra"vo, interj. Etym: [It. See Brave.]
Definition: Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
24 March 2025
STACCATO
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; âstaccato applauseâ; âa staccato commandâ; âstaccato notesâ
Coffee Trivia
