rodomontado
/ɹɒdəmɒnˈtɑːdəʊ/
rodomontado means A brag or boast; a rodomontade. It carries an Arena rating of 1506, earned across 8 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, rodomontado ranks #346 of 17,126 for Most Satisfying to Say, #1,463 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #2,232 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #2,883 of 17,163 for Funniest Words.
rodomontado is pronounced /ɹɒdəmɒnˈtɑːdəʊ/.
Why “rodomontado” is a great word
A boast or brag of extravagant and blustering character, partly from Italian rodomontata (with change of suffix), and partly an alteration of rodomontade, after the suffix -ado, ultimately from Rodomonte, a boastful character in Ariosto's epic poem 'Orlando Furioso' (1516). Unlike 'braggadocio,' which carries the hollow echo of literary pretension, or a simple 'vaunt,' which may state a fact plainly, a rodomontado is the performance itself—the puffed chest, the grandiose gesture, the voice raised to fill a throne room. It is the sound of armor being beaten for effect, the phantom of a conquered army conjured in smoky air, the shadow of a giant cast by a very small man—the futile attempt to fill a hollow space with nothing but sound.
Etymology
Partly from Italian rodomontata (with change of suffix), partly an alteration of rodomontade, after -ado. Compare rodomontade.
noun
- A brag or boast; a rodomontade.
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