Main Entry: ro·do·mon·tade

Variant(s): also rho·do·mon·tade \ˌrä-də-mən-ˈtād, ˌrō-, -ˈtäd\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Middle French, from rodomont blusterer, from Italian Rodomonte, character in Orlando Innamorato by Matteo M. Boiardo

Date: 1612

1 : a bragging speech
2 : vain boasting or bluster : rant