English Explanatory Dictionary

nouveau

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. New, fashionable.
noun
  1. A wine released in the same year that the grapes were harvested to make it.

Pronunciation

/nuːˈvəʊ/ /nuːˈvoʊ/

Word forms

nouveau nouveaus nouveaux

Etymology

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

Related words

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