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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish fanfarrón, from Arabic فَرْفَار (farfār).[1] Cognate with French fanfaron, Italian fanfarone.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fanfarrão (feminine fanfarrona, masculine plural fanfarrões, feminine plural fanfarronas)
- who is a braggart; who often brags
Noun
fanfarrão m (plural fanfarrões, feminine fanfarrona, feminine plural fanfarronas)
- braggart (one who boasts)
- Synonyms: paparrotão, bazofiador, gabarola, gabola
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