fanfarrón

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَرْفَار (farfār). Compare English fanfare.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fanfaˈron/ [fãɱ.faˈrõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: fan‧fa‧rrón

Adjective

fanfarrón (feminine fanfarrona, masculine plural fanfarrones, feminine plural fanfarronas)

boastful
Synonyms: cachiporra, presumido

Noun

fanfarrón m (plural fanfarrones, feminine fanfarrona, feminine plural fanfarronas)

swaggerer
Synonyms: cachiporra, cuentista, fantasma, presumido, matasiete

Related terms

Descendants

→ French: fanfaron
- >? English: foofaraw
- → Polish: fanfaron
- → Italian: fanfarone
→ Portuguese: fanfarrão

Further reading

“fanfarrón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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