pavonesco
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom pavone (“peacock”) -esco (“-esque”, adjectival derivational suffix).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editpavonesco (feminine pavonesca, masculine plural pavoneschi, feminine plural pavonesche) (literary)
- (relational) peacock
- (figurative, relational) showoff; boastful, vainglorious
- Synonyms: borioso, spocchioso, superbo, tronfio, vanaglorioso, vanesio, borioso, vanitoso
- Antonyms: modesto, umile