arrivista

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French arriviste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ar.riˈvis.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Hyphenation: ar‧ri‧vì‧sta

Noun

arrivista m or f by sense (masculine plural arrivisti, feminine plural arriviste)

  1. social climber
  2. careerist

Further reading

  • arrivista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

From French arriviste.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʁiˈvis.tɐ/ [a.hiˈvis.tɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.ʁiˈviʃ.tɐ/ [a.χiˈviʃ.tɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʁiˈvis.ta/ [a.hiˈvis.ta]
 

  • Hyphenation: ar‧ri‧vis‧ta

Noun

arrivista m or f by sense (plural arrivistas)

  1. arriviste; upstart (one who has gained wealth, but not social acceptance)
    Synonym: novo-rico

Adjective

arrivista m or f (plural arrivistas)

  1. arrivistic (relating to or characteristic of arrivistes)

Further reading

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