farfantón

Galician

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic فَرْفَار (farfār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faɾfanˈtoŋ/ [faɾ.fan̪ˈt̪oŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: far‧fan‧tón

Noun

farfantón m (plural farfantóns, feminine farfantona, feminine plural farfantonas)

1. braggart, boaster

   Synonym: farfallán

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “farfantón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “farfantón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “farfantón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN