fanfarone

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Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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fanfarone m (plural fanfaroni)

  1. braggart
  2. braggadocio
  3. bragger, boaster

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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

Anagrams

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