brindato

Brindato is the past participle of the Italian verb brindare, which means to toast or drink to someone's health. In standard Italian, brindare is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary avere, as in ho brindato, hai brindato, ha brindato, abbiamo brindato, avete brindato, hanno brindato. The act of toasting is commonly expressed with the preposition a, for example brindare al presidente or brindare al successo.

The noun most closely associated with brindare is brindisi, which denotes the toast itself. Brindisi is also the name of a city in southern Italy, sharing a common linguistic root with brindare, though the two terms have distinct meanings in modern usage.

Brindato itself is primarily a grammatical form and is not typically used as a stand‑alone noun in everyday language. It may appear in writing as the participle in active verb forms (for example in compound tenses with avere) or, in very rare stylistic contexts, as an attributive adjective indicating that a toast has occurred. However, this adjectival use is uncommon and not representative of ordinary speech.

See also:

- Brindare, the verb meaning to toast.

- Brindisi, the noun for a toast.

- Brindisi (city), a geographic place sharing the same root etymology.