parweniusz

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French parvenu + -usz.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /parˈvɛ.ɲuʂ/
  • (file)
  • 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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