fanfarrón

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَرْفَار (farfār). Compare English fanfare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fanfaˈron/ [fãɱ.faˈrõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: fan‧fa‧rrón

Adjective

fanfarrón (feminine fanfarrona, masculine plural fanfarrones, feminine plural fanfarronas)

1. boastful

   Synonyms: cachiporra, presumido

Noun

fanfarrón m (plural fanfarrones, feminine fanfarrona, feminine plural fanfarronas)

1. swaggerer, show-off

   Synonyms: cachiporra, cuentista, fantasma, presumido, matasiete

Related terms

• fanfarroneada
• fanfarronear
• fanfarronería

Descendants

• → French: fanfaron
  • >? English: foofaraw
  • → Polish: fanfaron
  • → Italian: fanfarone
• → Portuguese: fanfarrão

Further reading

• “fanfarrón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10