provocativo
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /proː.u̯o.kaːˈtiː.u̯oː/, [proːu̯ɔkäːˈt̪iːu̯oː]
- (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 provoco.
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