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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French forfanterie, from Italian furfanteria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌfɔr.fɑn.təˈri/
- Hyphenation: for‧fan‧te‧rie
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
forfanterie f (uncountable)
- (dated) bragging, boastfulness, grandiloquence, boasting
- Synonyms: grootspraak, opschepperij
French
Etymology
From Old French forfant + -erie.
Pronunciation
Noun
forfanterie f (plural forfanteries)
- boasting, boastfulness
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