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

   Synonym: insolente

Related terms

• audácia
• ousar

Further reading

• “audaz”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “audaz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /auˈdaθ/ [au̯ˈð̞aθ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /auˈdas/ [au̯ˈð̞as] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -as (Latin America, Philippines)
• 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025