n.
Pronunciation: ˌ bra-g ə - ' d ō -s ē - ˌ ō , -sh ē -, -ch ē -, -( ˌ )sh ō , -( ˌ )ch ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: 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