forfanterie

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French forfanterie, from Italian furfanteria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfɔr.fɑn.təˈri/
• Hyphenation: for‧fan‧te‧rie
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

forfanterie f (uncountable)

1. (dated) bragging, boastfulness, grandiloquence, boasting [19th–mid 20th c.]

   Synonyms: grootspraak, opschepperij

French

Etymology

From forfante (“braggart, charlatan”), Old French forfant, from Italian furfante (“rascal, scoundrel”) + -erie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔʁ.fɑ̃.tʁi/

• Audio (Paris):

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Noun

forfanterie f (plural forfanteries)

1. boasting, boastfulness

Further reading

• “forfanterie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.