braggadocio
brag·ga·do·ci·o
braggadocio · braggadocios
хвастовство, бахвальство, понты
Angeberei, Großspurigkeit
A braggartA braggart.
UK/ˌbɹæ.ɡəˈdəʊ.t͡ʃəʊ/US/ˌbɹæɡ.əˈdoʊ.ʃiˌoʊ/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A braggart.
(countable, uncountable)Empty boasting.
Angeberei, Großspurigkeit
хвастовство́xvastovstvó, бахва́льствоbaxválʹstvo, понты́pontý
vain and empty boasting
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
empty boasting:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
empty boasting:
Origin
Pseudo-Italianism, coined after Braggadocchio, a boastful character in Edmund Spenser's ThPseudo-Italianism, coined after Braggadocchio, a boastful character in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene (1590).
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Forms
plural: braggadociosSynonyms
22 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsDerivedbraggadocian
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable