pavonesco

Italian

Etymology

From pavone (“peacock”) +‎ -esco (“-esque”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pa.voˈne.sko/
  • Rhymes: -esko
  • Hyphenation: pa‧vo‧né‧sco

Adjective

pavonesco (feminine pavonesca, masculine plural pavoneschi, feminine plural pavonesche) (literary)

  1. (relational) peacock
  2. (figurative, relational) showoff; boastful, vainglorious
    Synonyms: borioso, spocchioso, superbo, tronfio, vanaglorioso, vanesio, borioso, vanitoso
    Antonyms: modesto, umile
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