Polish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French nouveau riche.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /nuˈvɔ.rɨʂ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔrɨʂ
  • Syllabification: nu‧wo‧rysz

Noun edit

nuworysz m pers (female equivalent nuworyszka)

  1. (derogatory, literary) nouveau riche, parvenu (wealthy person whose fortune is newly acquired, and who is therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy)
    Synonyms: dorobkiewicz, nowobogacki, parweniusz

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

adjective
noun

Further reading edit

  • nuworysz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • nuworysz in Polish dictionaries at PWN