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.