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parvenu

/parveˈnu/

Where it comes from

dal francese parvenu, derivazione di parvenir cioè "pervenire, raggiungere, arrivare, adoperarsi per ottenere qualcosa"

noun

pejorative, forestierismo persona che ha acquisito una condizione economica e sociale superiore senza adeguarsi ai modi ed alle maniere del nuovo contesto di appartenenza

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noun

In English

parvenu a person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social clas
nouveau riche new money: wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are theref
upstart self-important and presumptuous

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@misc{parvenu_2026,
  title = {parvenu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/parvenu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}