fanfaronade

(fan′fə rə nād′)

noun

boasting talk or showy action; bluster

Origin: Fr < Sp fanfarronada < fanfarrón, boaster, prob. < Ar farfār, loquacious

See fanfaronade in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: French fanfaronnade

Origin: , from Spanish fanfarronada, bluster

Origin: , from fanfarrón, a braggart

Origin: , perhaps from Arabic farfār, talkative

Origin: , from farfara, to become agitated, become talkative

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