BRAGGADOCIO


Meaning of BRAGGADOCIO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbra-gə-ˈdō-sē-ˌō, -shē-, -chē-, -(ˌ)shō, -(ˌ)chō ]

noun

( plural -cios )

Etymology: Braggadochio, personification of boasting in Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser

Date: 1594

1. : braggart

2.

a. : empty boasting

b. : arrogant pretension : cockiness

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.