Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parvenue

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
par-v-enue
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Female equivalent of parvenu.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French parvenue, feminine past participle of parvenir (“to arrive”), learned borrowing from Latin parvenire, from per- (“through”) + venire (“to come”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: parvenue, parvenire

Inflected Forms

parvenues (plural)

Synonyms

parvenuess parvenu nouveau-riche upstart

Questions

What does parvenue mean?
Female equivalent of parvenu.
Where does parvenue come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce parvenue

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