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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌbræɡəˈdəʊtʃɪˌəʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌbrægəˈdoʊʃiˌoʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(brag′ə dō′shē ō′)

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Inflections of 'braggadocio' (n): npl: braggadocios

brag•ga•do•ci•o n., pl. -ci•os.

empty boasting;
bragging:[uncountable]full of braggadocio.
a boasting person;
braggart:[countable]He was both a braggadocio and a liar.

brag•ga•do•ci•o n., pl. -ci•os.

empty boasting;
bragging.
a boasting person;
braggart.

after Braggadocchio, boastful character in Spenser's Faerie Queene (1590), apparently a pseudo-Italian coinage based on brag

brag′ga•do′ci•an, adj.

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braggadocio /ˌbræɡəˈdəʊtʃɪˌəʊ/ n ( pl -os)

vain empty boasting
a person who boasts; braggart

Etymology: 16th Century: from Braggadocchio, name of a boastful character in Spenser's Faerie Queene; probably from braggart + Italian -occhio (augmentative suffix)

'braggadocio' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bravado - crack - Falstaffian

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