fanfaron

English

Noun

fanfaron (plural fanfarons)

(obsolete) A bully.
(obsolete) A boaster; a braggart.

Esperanto

Noun

fanfaron

accusative singular of fanfaro

French

Etymology

Said to be imitative, though it could alternatively be from Arabic فَرْفَار‎ (farfār).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɑ̃.fa.ʁɔ̃/

Adjective

fanfaron (feminine singular fanfaronne, masculine plural fanfarons, feminine plural fanfaronnes)

boasting

Noun

fanfaron m (plural fanfarons, feminine fanfaronne)

boaster

Further reading

“fanfaron” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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