English

Etymology
From the French nouveau riche, "new riches."

Idiom
nouveau riche

1. pejorative new money|New money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy.

Translations
French: nouveau riche

Category:English people
Category:Words of Romance origin

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