fanfarone

See also: fanfarrón, fanfarrão, and fanfaron

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fanfarrón, from Arabic فَرْفَار (farfār), perhaps via French fanfaron.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fan.faˈro.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: fan‧fa‧ró‧ne

Noun

fanfarone m (plural fanfaroni)

  1. braggart
  2. braggadocio
  3. bragger, boaster

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References

  1. ^ fanfarone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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