xerpa

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

xerpa m (plural xerpes)

  1. sherpa
  2. Sherpa

Adjective

xerpa m or f (masculine and feminine plural xerpes)

  1. Sherpa

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English sherpa.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛʁ.pɐ/ [ˈʃɛh.pɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛɾ.pɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛʁ.pɐ/ [ˈʃɛχ.pɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛɻ.pa/

  • Hyphenation: xer‧pa

Adjective

xerpa m or f (plural xerpas)

  1. (relational) of the Sherpa

Noun

xerpa m or f (plural xerpas)

  1. sherpa (member of an ethnic group)
  2. sherpa (local employed as mountain guide/ porter)

Noun

xerpa m (uncountable)

  1. Sherpa (language)

References

  1. ^ xerpa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025
  2. ^ xerpa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082025