fanfarronear

Portuguese

Etymology

From fanfarrão +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.fa.ʁo.neˈa(ʁ)/ [fɐ̃.fa.ho.neˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.fa.ʁo.neˈa(ʁ)/ [fɐ̃.fa.ho.neˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.fa.ʁo.neˈa(ɾ)/ [fɐ̃.fa.ho.neˈa(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.fa.ʁo.neˈa(ʁ)/ [fɐ̃.fa.χo.neˈa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.fa.ʁo.neˈa(ɻ)/ [fɐ̃.fa.ho.neˈa(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.fɐ.ʁuˈnjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.fɐ.ʁuˈnjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.fɐ.ʁuˈnja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: fan‧far‧ro‧ne‧ar

Verb

fanfarronear (first-person singular present fanfarroneio, first-person singular preterite fanfarroneei, past participle fanfarroneado)

1. (intransitive) to boast, to brag

   Synonyms: fanfarrear, fanfarronar, gabar-se

Conjugation

    Conjugation of fanfarronear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	fanfarronear
Personal	fanfarronear	fanfarroneares	fanfarronear	fanfarronearmos	fanfarroneardes	fanfarronearem
Gerund
	fanfarroneando
Past participle
Masculine	fanfarroneado			fanfarroneados
Feminine	fanfarroneada			fanfarroneadas
Indicative
Present	fanfarroneio	fanfarroneias	fanfarroneia	fanfarroneamos	fanfarroneais	fanfarroneiam
Imperfect	fanfarroneava	fanfarroneavas	fanfarroneava	fanfarroneávamos	fanfarroneáveis	fanfarroneavam
Preterite	fanfarroneei	fanfarroneaste	fanfarroneou	fanfarroneamos1, fanfarroneámos2	fanfarroneastes	fanfarronearam
Pluperfect	fanfarroneara	fanfarronearas	fanfarroneara	fanfarroneáramos	fanfarroneáreis	fanfarronearam
Future	fanfarronearei	fanfarronearás	fanfarroneará	fanfarronearemos	fanfarroneareis	fanfarronearão
Conditional	fanfarronearia	fanfarronearias	fanfarronearia	fanfarronearíamos	fanfarronearíeis	fanfarroneariam
Subjunctive
Present	fanfarroneie	fanfarroneies	fanfarroneie	fanfarroneemos	fanfarroneeis	fanfarroneiem
Imperfect	fanfarroneasse	fanfarroneasses	fanfarroneasse	fanfarroneássemos	fanfarroneásseis	fanfarroneassem
Future	fanfarronear	fanfarroneares	fanfarronear	fanfarronearmos	fanfarroneardes	fanfarronearem
Imperative
Affirmative		fanfarroneia	fanfarroneie	fanfarroneemos	fanfarroneai	fanfarroneiem
Negative (não)		não fanfarroneies	não fanfarroneie	não fanfarroneemos	não fanfarroneeis	não fanfarroneiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• fanfarrão
• fanfarronada

Further reading

• “fanfarronear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From fanfarrón +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fanfaroneˈaɾ/ [fãɱ.fa.ro.neˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: fan‧fa‧rro‧ne‧ar

Verb

fanfarronear (first-person singular present fanfarroneo, first-person singular preterite fanfarroneé, past participle fanfarroneado)

1. to brag, boast

   Synonyms: cachiporrearse, jactarse, presumir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of fanfarronear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			fanfarronear
gerund			fanfarroneando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		fanfarroneado		fanfarroneada
		plural		fanfarroneados		fanfarroneadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	fanfarroneo	fanfarroneastú fanfarroneásvos	fanfarronea	fanfarroneamos	fanfarroneáis	fanfarronean
	imperfect	fanfarroneaba	fanfarroneabas	fanfarroneaba	fanfarroneábamos	fanfarroneabais	fanfarroneaban
	preterite	fanfarroneé	fanfarroneaste	fanfarroneó	fanfarroneamos	fanfarroneasteis	fanfarronearon
	future	fanfarronearé	fanfarronearás	fanfarroneará	fanfarronearemos	fanfarronearéis	fanfarronearán
	conditional	fanfarronearía	fanfarronearías	fanfarronearía	fanfarronearíamos	fanfarronearíais	fanfarronearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	fanfarronee	fanfarroneestú fanfarroneésvos2	fanfarronee	fanfarroneemos	fanfarroneéis	fanfarroneen
	imperfect (ra)	fanfarroneara	fanfarronearas	fanfarroneara	fanfarroneáramos	fanfarronearais	fanfarronearan
	imperfect (se)	fanfarronease	fanfarroneases	fanfarronease	fanfarroneásemos	fanfarroneaseis	fanfarroneasen
	future1	fanfarroneare	fanfarroneares	fanfarroneare	fanfarroneáremos	fanfarroneareis	fanfarronearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		fanfarroneatú fanfarroneávos	fanfarronee	fanfarroneemos	fanfarronead	fanfarroneen
	negative		no fanfarronees	no fanfarronee	no fanfarroneemos	no fanfarroneéis	no fanfarroneen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Related terms

• fanfarrón
• fanfarronada

Descendants

• Esperanto: fanfaroni

Further reading

• “fanfarronear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025