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English
Etymology
From French rodomont.
Pronunciation
Noun
rodomont (plural rodomonts)
- 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)
- rodomont
Derived terms
Adjective
rodomont (feminine rodomonte, masculine plural rodomonts, feminine plural rodomontes)
- rodomontade (pretentiously boastful)
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