audaz

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin audācem (“bold”), from audeō (“to be bold, to dare”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈda(j)s/ [aʊ̯ˈda(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈda(j)s/ [aʊ̯ˈda(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /awˈda(j)ʃ/ [aʊ̯ˈda(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /awˈdaʃ/ [awˈðaʃ]

• Hyphenation: au‧daz

Adjective

audaz m or f (plural audazes)

1. audacious, bold, daring, brave

   Synonym: audacioso

2. insolent

Related terms

• audácia
• ousar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin audācem (“bold”), from audeō (“to be bold, to dare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /auˈdaθ/ [au̯ˈð̞aθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /auˈdas/ [au̯ˈð̞as]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -aθ
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: au‧daz

Adjective

audaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural audaces)

1. audacious, bold, daring

   Synonyms: osado, atrevido, arrojado

Derived terms

• audazmente
• la suerte favorece a los audaces

 

Related terms

• audacia
• osar

 

Further reading

• “audaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014