rod|o|mon|tade

rod|o|mon|tade: rod|o|mon|tade «_ROD uh mon TAYD, -TAHD», noun, adjective, verb, -tad|ed, -tad|ing.

–n.

vain boasting; bragging; blustering talk: »A day it was of boast, swagger, and rodomontade (Washington Irving).

–adj.

bragging; boastful; ranting.

–v.i.

to boast; brag. Also, rhodomontade.

╂[< French rodomontade < Italian rodomontata < Rodomonte, a braggart king in Ariosto's work < dialectal rodare roll away (< Latin rotāre rotate < rota wheel) + monte mountain < Latin montis]

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rhod|o|mon|tade — «ROD uh mon TAYD, TAHD», noun, adjective, intransitive verb, tad|ed, tad|ing. = rodomontade. (Cf. ↑rodomontade) … Useful english dictionary
rodomontade — rod•o•mon•tade [[t]ˌrɒd ə mənˈteɪd, ˈtɑd, ˌroʊ də [/t]] n. 1) vainglorious boasting; blustering talk 2) boastful • Etymology: 1605–15; < MF, = It Rodomonte the boastful king of Algiers in Boiardo s Orlando Innamorato and Ariosto s Orlando… … From formal English to slang
Rodomontade — Rod o*mon*tade , n. [F., fr. It. rodomontana. See {Rodomont}, n.] Vain boasting; empty bluster or vaunting; rant. [1913 Webster] I could show that the rodomontades of Almanzor are neither so irrational nor impossible. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rodomontade — Rod o*mon*tade , v. i. To boast; to brag; to bluster; to rant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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