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.
Noun
bravata f (plural bravatas)
- bravado, swagger
Further reading
- “bravata” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
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