fanfarone

Italian

Etymology

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

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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