Rodomontade Definition
rŏdə-mŏn-tād, -täd, rōdə-
rodomontaded, rodomontades, rodomontading
noun
Arrogant boasting or blustering, ranting talk.
Webster's New World
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Noun
Singular:
rodomontade
Plural:
rodomontadesOrigin of Rodomontade
French from Italian rodomontada from Rodomonte , arrogant Saracen leader in Orlando Innamorato by Matteo Boiardo and Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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A reference to Rodomonte, a character in Italian Renaissance epic poems Orlando innamorato and its sequel Orlando furioso. Compare rodomontado.
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