NOUVEAU RICHE


Meaning of NOUVEAU RICHE in English

/nooh"voh reesh"/ ; Fr. /nooh voh rddeesh"/ , pl. nouveaux riches /nooh"voh reesh"/ ; Fr. /nooh voh rddeesh"/ .

a person who is newly rich: the ostentation of the nouveaux riches of the 1920s.

[ 1805-15; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .