fanfare

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fanfare; some senses apparently influenced by surface analysis, fan +‎ fare. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfænfɛə/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈfænfɛɹ/, [ˈfɛənfɛɹ] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈfænfeə/ === Noun === fanfare (countable and uncountable, plural fanfares) (countable) A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase. (countable, uncountable) A show of ceremony or celebration. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === fanfare (third-person singular simple present fanfares, present participle fanfaring, simple past and past participle fanfared) To play a fanfare. (music) To embellish with fanfares. To imitate a fanfare, in order to dramatize the presentation or introduction of something. To introduce with pomp and show. To mark an arrival or departure with music, noise, or drama. To publicize or announce. To fan out. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fanfare. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌfɑnˈfaːrə/ Hyphenation: fan‧fa‧re Rhymes: -aːrə === Noun === fanfare f (plural fanfaren or fanfares, no diminutive) a band consisting of brass, saxophone and percussion players a fanfare (flourish) hubbub, excitement, commotion the act of boasting, bloviation ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: fanfare == French == === Etymology === Probably onomatopoeic, but compare fanfaron. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɑ̃.faʁ/ === Noun === fanfare f (plural fanfares) (music) fanfare marching band ==== Descendants ==== → Turkish: fanfar === Further reading === “fanfare”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch fanfare. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /fanˈfarə/ [fanˈfa.rə] Rhymes: -arə Syllabification: fan‧fa‧re (Anglicism, nonstandard) IPA(key): /ˈfenfer/ [ˈfen.fɛr] === Noun === fanfare (plural fanfare-fanfare) (music) fanfare (flourish) === Further reading === “fanfare”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Noun === fanfare f plural of fanfara === Anagrams === affrena