jactancioso

Portuguese

Etymology

Compare Galician xactancioso.

Noun

jactancioso m (plural jactanciosos, metaphonic)

braggart

Adjective

jactancioso (feminine jactanciosa, masculine plural jactanciosos, feminine plural jactanciosas, metaphonic)

boastful
Synonym: jactante

Spanish

Etymology

From jactancia +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /xaɡtanˈθjoso/ [xaɣ̞.t̪ãn̟ˈθjo.so]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /xaɡtanˈsjoso/ [xaɣ̞.t̪ãnˈsjo.so]
Rhymes: -oso
Syllabification: jac‧tan‧cio‧so

Noun

jactancioso m (plural jactanciosos, feminine jactanciosa, feminine plural jactanciosas)

braggart
Synonyms: fanfarria, baladrón, bravucón

Adjective

jactancioso (feminine jactanciosa, masculine plural jactanciosos, feminine plural jactanciosas)

boastful
Synonyms: fanfarrón, cachiporra

Further reading

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

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