RODOMONT


Meaning of RODOMONT in English

ˈrädəˌmänt, ˈrōd- noun

( -s )

Etymology: Italian rodomonte, from Rodomonte, Rodamonte, fierce and boastful Moorish king of Algiers in the epic Orlando Innamorato (1487) by Matteo M. Boiardo died 1494 Italian poet and in the epic Orlando Furioso (1516) by Lodovico Ariosto died 1533 Italian poet

: a vain or blustering boaster : braggart , braggadocio

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