"fanfaron" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fanfarons [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French fanfaron. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|fanfaron}} Middle French fanfaron Head templates: {{en-noun}} fanfaron (plural fanfarons)
  1. (obsolete) A boaster; a braggart. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-fanfaron-en-noun-Vc3q1-1Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 21 18 2 1 28 28 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 19 2 1 28 28 2 0

Inflected forms

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