fanfarone
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)
- braggart
- braggadocio
- bragger, boaster
Synonyms
- ammazzasette
Derived terms
- fanfaronata
References
- fanfarone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- affannerò, affrenano