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valiente

/baˈljente/

adjective/baˈljente/

brave, courageous, fearless; valiant, gallant, doughty; gritty, plucky, gutsy, spunky

Synonyms: bravo, corajudo

Antonyms: cobarde

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *walēō Latin valeō Latin valens Latin valentem Old Spanish valente Spanish valiente Old present participle of valer. From Old Spanish valente, from Latin valentem (“strong”). By surface analysis, valer + -iente.