Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nouveau

/nuːˈvoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: nou-veau
IPA: /nuːˈvoʊ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

New, fashionable.

noun

A wine released in the same year that the grapes were harvested to make it.

Example Sentences

"Nouveaus are wines to be drunk, not to be sipped."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French nouveau. Recognized as English in 1828. Doublet of novel.

Word Breakdown

Root: *new- (new)

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /nuːˈvoʊ/
British English: /nuːˈvəʊ/

Inflected Forms

nouveaus (plural) nouveaux (plural)

Phrases

art nouveau nouveau pauvre nouveau réalisme nouveau riche nouveau roman nouvelle cuisine nouvelle vague

Frequently Paired Words

art nouveau nouveau pauvre nouveau réalisme nouveau riche nouveau roman nouvelle cuisine nouvelle vague

Rhymes With

so no so-so know go show though oh ago low although co

Questions

How do you pronounce nouveau?: The recorded pronunciation is /nuːˈvoʊ/.
What does nouveau mean?: New, fashionable.
Where does nouveau come from?: Unadapted borrowing from French nouveau. Recognized as English in 1828. Doublet of novel.

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