nouveau riche

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Pronunciation

• (British, Anglicized) IPA: /ˌnuː.vəʊ ˈɹiːʃ/
• (America, Anglicized) IPA: /ˌnu.voʊ ˈɹiʃ/, /ˌnu.voʊ ˈɹɪtʃ/

Noun

nouveau riche

1. (pejorative) New money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy.

   Synonyms: parvenu

   Antonyms: vieux riche

Translations

• French: nouveau riche, arriviste, parvenu
• German: Neureicher, Parvenü, Emporkömmling, Neureiche, Geldadel
• Portuguese: novo rico
• Russian: нувори́ш
• Spanish: nuevo rico

Adjective

nouveau riche (not comparable)

1. Newly rich; like a nouveau riche.

Antonyms

• nouveau pauvre
• vieux riche

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