vantato

Vantato is the past participle of the Italian verb vantare, which means to boast, brag, or claim as one’s own. In Italian, the participle can function as an adjective meaning "boasted" or "vaunted," though in everyday language speakers more often express the idea with the verb forms vantare or vantarsi di. As a result, vantato is most commonly encountered in written or formal contexts.

As a verb form, vantato appears in compound tenses with the auxiliary avere: Ho vantato i miei meriti; Hai vantato le tue capacità. The reflexive form vantarsi is used to express self-bragging: Si vanta di avere due lauree. The past participle can also serve adjectivally in phrases such as una reputazione vantata or un risultato vantato, though this usage is relatively formal or literary and can sound archaic in speech.

Vantato is not a distinct concept or entity; it does not designate a widely recognized organization, place, or movement. It may occur as a surname or toponym in rare cases, but such uses are uncommon and typically not the subject of reference works. The word remains primarily a grammatical form linked to the verb vantare and its reflexive counterpart vantarsi.