nouveau

[ noo-voh, noo-voh ]

adjective
  1. newly or recently created, developed, or come to prominence: The sudden success of the firm created several nouveau millionaires.

Origin of nouveau

1
1805–15; <French: new; Old French novel<Latin novellus;see novel2

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How to use nouveau in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for nouveau

nouveau

before a plural noun nouveaux

/ (ˈnuːvəʊ) /


adjective
  1. (prenominal) facetious, or derogatory having recently become the thing specified: a nouveau hippy

Origin of nouveau

1
C20: French, literally: new; on the model of nouveau riche

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