FANFARONADE

PRONUNCIATION: (fan-far-uh-NAYD, -NAHD)

MEANING: noun:
1. Bragging or blustering behavior.
2. Fanfare.

ETYMOLOGY: From French fanfaronnade, from Spanish fanfarronada (bluster), from fanfarron (braggart), ultimately of imitative origin. Earliest documented use: 1652.
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FANFARONASE - an intracellular enzyme involved in the metabolism of fanfarones

FANTA-RON ADE - a soft drink that you can get in McDonald's

FANFARE ON A D - short ceremonial flourish played on brass instruments to introduce the fourth letter of the English alphabet