Rod'o·mont noun [ French rodomont , Italian rodomonte , from Rodomonte , Rodamonte , a boasting hero in the 'Orlando Furioso' of Ariosto, and the 'Orlando Innamorato' of Bojardo; properly, one who rolls away mountains; Prov. Italian rodare to roll away (fr. Latin ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/89