fanfarrão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fanfarrón, from Arabic فَرْفَار (farfār). Cognate with French fanfaron, Italian fanfarone.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.faˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [fɐ̃.faˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.faˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [fɐ̃.faˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.faˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [fɐ̃.faˈχɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.fɐˈʁɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: fan‧fa‧rrão

Adjective

fanfarrão (feminine fanfarrona, masculine plural fanfarrões, feminine plural fanfarronas)

1. who is a braggart; who often brags

Noun

fanfarrão m (plural fanfarrões, feminine fanfarrona, feminine plural fanfarronas)

1. braggart (one who boasts)

   Synonyms: paparrotão, bazofiador, gabarola, gabola