# nouveau riche

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌnuː.vəʊ ˈɹiːʃ/

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

## Etymology
An unadapted borrowing from French nouveau riche (literally “new rich”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nouveau-riche