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Where does “fanfarone” come from?

fanfarone (Italian) comes from Spanish fanfarrón, from Arabic فَرْفَار.

fanfarone (Italian): braggart; braggadocio; bragger, boaster

Definitions

  1. braggart; braggadocio; bragger, boaster

Ancestry of “fanfarone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfanfarrónboastful; swaggerer
2Arabicفَرْفَار—

Words derived from “fanfarone”

  • fanfaroni
Every word from Arabic فَرْفَار →