RODOMONTADE


Meaning of RODOMONTADE in English

[ ˌrɒdə(ʊ)mɒn'teɪd ]

■ noun boastful or inflated talk or behaviour.

Origin

C17: from Fr., from obs. Ital. rodomontada , from Ital. rodomonte , from the name of a boastful character in the medieval Orlando epics.

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