bravata

Italian

Etymology

From bravo +‎ -ata.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bravata f (plural bravate)

mischief, prank
braggadocio, braggart
(usually in the plural) bravado
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/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾaˈva.ta/

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

Rhymes: -atɐ
Hyphenation: bra‧va‧ta

Noun

bravata f (plural bravatas)

bravado, swagger (arrogant threat)

Further reading

“bravata”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
“bravata”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bravata.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bravata f (plural bravatas)

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], 10 December 2024