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