rodomontade

英 [rɒd.ə.mɒnˈteɪd]      美 [rɑː.də.mɑːnˈteɪd]
  • adj. 吹牛的
  • n. 吹牛;大言不惭
  • vi. 大言不惭
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rodomontade (n.)
1610s (earlier rodomontado, 1590s), "vain boasting like that of Rodomonte," character in Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso." In dialectal Italian the name means literally "one who rolls (away) the mountain."