Where does “fanfa” come from?

fanfa (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese fanfarrão, from Spanish fanfarrón, from Arabic فَرْفَار.

fanfa (Portuguese): braggart one who boasts

Definitions

  1. braggart one who boasts

Ancestry of “fanfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefanfarrãowho is a braggart; who often brags
2Spanishfanfarrónboastful; swaggerer
3Arabicفَرْفَار—

Words derived from “fanfa”

Every word from Arabic فَرْفَار →Every word from Spanish fanfarrón →Every word from Portuguese fanfarrão →