"ritzy" meaning in All languages combined

See ritzy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɹɪtsi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-ritzy.wav Forms: ritzier [comparative], ritziest [superlative]
Etymology: From the Ritz Hotels of New York, London, etc (now Ritz-Carlton Hotels) + -y, from Ritz hotel founder César Ritz, from southern Switzerland. For the surname see Ritz. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||y}} + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} ritzy (comparative ritzier, superlative ritziest)
  1. Elegant and luxurious. Wikipedia link: César Ritz, Ritz-Carlton Derived forms: ritzy-glitzy Related terms: ritz, put on the Ritz, Ritzian Translations (elegant, luxurious): луксозен (luksozen) (Bulgarian), елегантен (eleganten) (Bulgarian), opiparus (Latin)

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