bravata

Italian

Etymology

From bravo +‎ -ata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /braˈva.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: bra‧và‧ta

Noun

bravata f (plural bravate)

1. mischief, prank
2. braggadocio, braggart
3. (usually in the plural) bravado
4. a false show of courage; stunt

Descendants

• → Catalan: bravata
• → Galician: bravata
• → Portuguese: bravata
• → Spanish: bravata

Further reading

• bravata in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bravata.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾaˈva.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾaˈva.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾaˈva.ta/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɐˈva.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɐˈva.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾɐˈba.tɐ/ [bɾɐˈβa.tɐ]

• Rhymes: -atɐ
• Hyphenation: bra‧va‧ta

Noun

bravata f (plural bravatas)

1. bravado, swagger (arrogant threat)

Further reading

• “bravata”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “bravata”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bravata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾaˈbata/ [bɾaˈβ̞a.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: bra‧va‧ta

Noun

bravata f (plural bravatas)

1. bravado, swagger

Further reading

• “bravata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10