fanfarrón

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fanfarrón

[fãɱfaˈrõn]

Rhymes with on

Where it comes from

De origen incierto. La RAE la presume de una forma mozárabe *farfar, de la que no hay constancia, aunque esto resulta incongruente con el origen expresivo que indica para las relacionadas fanfarria y fanfarrear. Corominas las da por expresivas a todas ellas.

adjective fanfarrones · fanfarrona · fanfarronas

Que presume de sus condiciones, reales o imaginarias, en especial de la de valiente
Similar: echón, jactancioso
outdated Dicho de una cosa, que resulta vistosa y llamativa

In English

show-off one who shows off
wanker someone who shows off too much
braggart one who constantly brags or boasts
vainglorious with excessive vanity or unwarranted pride
wise guy one who is insolent or flippant
loudmouth one who talks too much or too loudly
boastful tending to boast or brag

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MLA

"fanfarrón." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/fanfarr%C3%B3n. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

fanfarrón. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/fanfarr%C3%B3n

Chicago

"fanfarrón." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/fanfarr%C3%B3n.

BibTeX

@misc{fanfarro_n_2026,
  title = {fanfarrón},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/fanfarr%C3%B3n},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}