fanfarone

See also: fanfarrón, fanfarrão, and fanfaron

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

fanfarone m (plural fanfaroni, feminine fanfarona, relational adjective fanfaronesco)

1. braggart
2. braggadocio
3. bragger, boaster

Synonyms

• ammazzasette
• (Lombardy) bauscia m or f by sense
• spaccone

Derived terms

• fanfaronata

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fanfarone f

1. plural of fanfarona

Anagrams

• affannerò, affrenano