How to pronounce brio
American English pronunciation
BREE-oh
- IPA
- /ˈbɹi.oʊ/
- Syllables
- BREE · oh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What brio means
Lively energy and spirit
In a sentence: The band played the fast song with such brio that everyone started clapping.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Italian word brio, from Spanish brio, and goes back even further to a much older word.
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