Protz

Pronunciation: /pʁɔt͡s/

“Protz” is a German word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

braggard, poseur
splendor, magnificence, splurge
tractor with artillery
coniferous tree with abnormal growth

Etymology

Perhaps from regional terms for toad, from Middle High German broʒʒen (“to swell”), just as braggarts inflate themselves with their pride and ego. Further origin is uncertain; speculative connections have been made to Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”), whence Proto-Germanic *breustą (“breast, chest”).

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