How do you say “braggart” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say arlèri, bravadou, bravejaire, cacarot, charraire, cracaire. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | arlèri, bravadou, bravejaire, cacarot, charraire, cracaire, estraio-braso, fanfaroun, frescaire, gascounaire, mato-mouro, racaire, rodomount, taio-vènt, trauco-mountagno, vantaire, vento-boulofo, ventobren |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
arlèri
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | imbecile; scoundrel; braggart; fop; stiff; pretentious |
bravadou
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | braggart |
bravejaire
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | braggart |
cacarot
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | braggart |
charraire
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | talker, braggart |
| Feminine | charrarello |
| Variants | charrarello |
cracaire
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | braggart |
| Feminine | cracarello |
| Variants | cracarello |
estraio-braso
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | braggart; swashbuckler |
fanfaroun
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | braggart |
frescaire
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | braggart |
gascounaire
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | braggart |
mato-mouro
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | braggart |
racaire
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | braggart |
rodomount
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | braggart |
taio-vènt
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | braggart |
trauco-mountagno
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | braggart |
vantaire
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | braggart; apologist; boastful |
| Feminine | vantarello |
| Variants | vantarello |
vento-boulofo
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | braggart |
ventobren
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | braggart |