Main Entry: brag·ga·do·cio

Pronunciation: \ˌbra-gə-ˈdō-sē-ˌō, -shē-, -chē-, -(ˌ)shō, -(ˌ)chō\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural brag·ga·do·cios

Etymology: Braggadochio, personification of boasting in Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser

Date: 1594

1 : braggart
2 a : empty boasting b : arrogant pretension : cockiness