vieux riche

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vieux riche

/vjø ʁiʃ/
/ˌvjəʊ ˈɹiːʃ/ UK
/ˌvjoʊ ˈɹiʃ/ US
/ˌvjoʊ ˈɹɪtʃ/ US
/ˌvjo(ː)ˈɹɪtʃ/ India
[ˌvjoʊ ˈɹiʃ] India
[-ɻ-] India
/ˌvjɐw ˈɾɪtʃ/ India, colloquial

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Borrowed from French vieux riche (literally “[the] old rich”).

noun vieux riches

Old money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are inherited, and who are therefore perceived to have refinement and good breeding.
Opposite: nouveau riche

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noun old money

Español	viejo rico
한국어	옛돈 yetdon
日本語	世襲財閥 seshū zaibatsu
हिन्दी	ज़मींदार zamīndār
Português	velho rico
Français	vieux riche
Deutsch	Altereicher
Ελληνικά	παλιά αριστοκρατία paliá aristokratía, παλιά ευγενής τάξη paliá evgenís táxi
Русский	дворянское происхождение dvorjanskoje proisxoždenije, старые деньги staryje denʹgi, старые семьи staryje semʹi
Tiếng Việt	trâm anh thế phiệt, giàu có truyền thống, giàu có lâu dài
العربية	أصحاب الثروة التقليدية
עברית	כֶּסֶף יָשָׁן késef yashán

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@misc{vieux_riche_2026,
  title = {vieux riche},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vieux%20riche},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}