sherpa

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English

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Etymology

From Sherpa. The verb derives from the noun.

Pronunciation

Noun

sherpa (countable and uncountable, plural sherpas)

  1. (countable) A local mountain guide or porter, particularly a male of the Nepalese Sherpa people so employed.
  2. (countable) An expert accompanying a high-ranking leader to a summit meeting.
  3. A synthetic fabric with a long, thick pile, similar to faux fur, imitation lamb wool, or fleece.

Descendants

  • Italian: sherpa
  • Portuguese: xerpa

Translations

See also

Verb

sherpa (third-person singular simple present sherpas, present participle sherpaing, simple past and past participle sherpaed)

  1. (rare) To serve as a guide or porter for another.

Anagrams

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English sherpa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛr.paː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: sher‧pa

Noun

sherpa m (plural sherpa's)

  1. a sherpa, local mountain guide/porter
  2. a sherpa, expert accompanying a high-ranking leader to a summit meeting

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English sherpa, from Tibetan ཤར་པ། (shar pa, easterner).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈʃɛr.pa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrpa
  • Hyphenation: shèr‧pa

Noun

sherpa m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. Sherpa (member of a Himalayan ethnic group)
  2. sherpa (mountain guide or porter)

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃeɾpa/
  • Rhymes: -eɾpa
  • Syllabification: sher‧pa

Noun

sherpa m or f by sense (plural sherpas)

  1. sherpa
  2. Sherpa

Further reading