This is the 6368th most frequent Catalan word.
nou
"Nou" means "new" or "nine" in English, depending on context.
Here, 'nou' again functions as an adjective, giving a characteristic to the noun 'barri', implying that the neighborhood is newly constructed or discovered.
Ell viu en un barri nou.
He lives in a new neighborhood.
In this usage, 'nou' is employed as an adjective to emphasize the innovative and recent nature of the car's model.
El model del cotxe és completament nou aquest any.
The car model is entirely new this year.
In this sentence, 'nou' is an adjective that describes the noun 'llibre' in terms of being recently made or obtained, synonymous with 'new' in English.