arrivista

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French arriviste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ar.riˈvi.sta/
• 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

Related terms

• arrivismo

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• arrivasti, traviarsi

Portuguese

Etymology

From French arriviste.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʁiˈvis.tɐ/ [a.hiˈvis.tɐ]

• (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]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʁiˈviʃ.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʁiˈviʃ.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʁiˈbiʃ.tɐ/ [ɐ.ʁiˈβiʃ.tɐ]

• 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)

Related terms

• arrivismo

Further reading

• “arrivista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024