rodomontade
[ rod-uh-mon-teyd, -tahd, -muh n-, roh-duh- ]
/ ˌrɒd ə mɒnˈteɪd, -ˈtɑd, -mən-, ˌroʊ də- /
noun
vainglorious boasting or bragging; pretentious, blustering talk.
adjective
verb (used without object), rod·o·mon·tad·ed, rod·o·mon·tad·ing.
to boast; brag; talk big.
Origin of rodomontade
1605–15; < Middle French < Italian
Rodomonte, the boastful king of Algiers in
Orlando Innamorato and
Orlando Furioso + Middle French
-ade
-ade1
Words nearby rodomontade
rodi,
rodin,
rodin, auguste,
rodman,
rodney,
rodomontade,
rodrigo,
rodzinski,
roe,
roe deer,
roe versus wade
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British Dictionary definitions for rodomontade
rodomontade
/ (ˌrɒdəmɒnˈteɪd, -ˈtɑːd) literary /
noun
- boastful words or behaviour; bragging
- (as modifier)rodomontade behaviour
verb
(intr)
to boast, bluster, or rant
Word Origin for rodomontade
C17: from French, from Italian
rodomonte a boaster, from
Rodomonte the name of a braggart king of Algiers in epic poems by Boiardo and Ariosto