fanfarronear
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fɐ̃.fa.ʁo.neˈa(ʁ)/ [fɐ̃.fa.ho.neˈa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /fɐ̃.fa.ʁo.neˈa(ɾ)/ [fɐ̃.fa.ho.neˈa(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fɐ̃.fa.ʁo.neˈa(ʁ)/ [fɐ̃.fa.χo.neˈa(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /fɐ̃.fa.ʁo.neˈa(ɻ)/ [fɐ̃.fa.ho.neˈa(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐ̃.fɐ.ʁuˈnjaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐ̃.fɐ.ʁuˈnja.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: fan‧far‧ro‧ne‧ar
Verb
fanfarronear (first-person singular present fanfarroneio, first-person singular preterite fanfarroneei, past participle fanfarroneado)
- (intransitive) to boast, to brag
- Synonyms: fanfarrear, fanfarronar, gabar-se
Conjugation
Conjugation of fanfarronear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
Further reading
- “fanfarronear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fanfaroneˈaɾ/ [fãɱ.fa.ro.neˈaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: fan‧fa‧rro‧ne‧ar
Verb
fanfarronear (first-person singular present fanfarroneo, first-person singular preterite fanfarroneé, past participle fanfarroneado)
- to brag, boast
- Synonyms: cachiporrearse, jactarse, presumir
Conjugation
Conjugation of fanfarronear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Related terms
Descendants
- Esperanto: fanfaroni
Further reading
- “fanfarronear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025