PARVENUE


Meaning of PARVENUE in English

Pronunciation: - ˌ nü, - ˌ nyü

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from parvenue, feminine of parvenum, past participle

Date: 1826

: a woman who is a parvenu

– parvenue adjective

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