Polish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French parvenu + -usz.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /parˈvɛ.ɲuʂ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛɲuʂ
  • Syllabification: par‧we‧niusz

Noun edit

parweniusz m pers (female equivalent parweniuszka)

  1. (derogatory, dated) parvenu, nouveau riche (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, nuworysz

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Derived terms edit

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