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

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]

Hyphenation: bra‧va‧ta

Noun

bravata f (plural bravatas)

bravado, swagger

Further reading

“bravata” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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