# braggadocio

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɹaɡaˈdoːt͡ʃo/

## Definitions
1. A braggart.
2. Empty boasting.

## Etymology
After Braggadocchio, boastful character in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene (1590), apparently a pseudo-Italian coinage.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/braggadocio