rodomont

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English

Etymology

French rodomont

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɒdəmɒnt/
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Noun

rodomont (plural rodomonts)

  1. A vain or blustering boaster; a braggart.
    • 1598, Robert Dallington, A Method for Travell:
      The fourth of Tullies Rhetorickes, where he speaketh of a bragging Rhodomonte.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian rodomonte.

Pronunciation

Noun

rodomont m (plural rodomonts)

  1. rodomont

Derived terms

Adjective

rodomont (feminine rodomonte, masculine plural rodomonts, feminine plural rodomontes)

  1. rodomontade (pretentiously boastful)

Descendants

  • English: rodomont

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