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nouveau en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /nuːˈvoʊ/ (US)
- /nuːˈvəʊ/ (UK)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French nouveau. Recognized as English in 1828. Doublet of novel.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) New, fashionable.
Relateds
nouveau roman · nouvelle vague · nouveau riche · nouveau pauvre · art nouveau · nouveau réalisme · nouvelle cuisine
nouveau en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /nuːˈvoʊ/ (US)
- /nuːˈvəʊ/ (UK)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French nouveau. Recognized as English in 1828. Doublet of novel.
Meanings
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A wine released in the same year that the grapes were harvested to make it.
Nouveaus are wines to be drunk, not to be sipped.
1982 February, Orange Coast Magazine, page 107:
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