sherpa
See also: Sherpa
English
Etymology
From Sherpa. The verb derives from the noun.
Pronunciation
Audio (AU): (file)
Noun
sherpa (plural sherpas)
- A mountain guide or porter, particularly a male of the Sherpa people so employed.
- An expert sent by a country’s leader to a summit meeting.
- A synthetic fabric with a long, thick pile, similar to faux fur, imitation lamb wool, or fleece.
Descendants
- → Italian: sherpa
Translations
Sherpa employed as mountain guide
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See also
Verb
sherpa (third-person singular simple present sherpas, present participle sherpaing, simple past and past participle sherpaed)
Anagrams
- E sharp, E-sharp, Harpes, Sharpe, Spehar, e sharp, e-sharp, harpes, hepars, pasher, phares, phaser, phrase, raphes, seraph, shaper, sharpe, shrape, sphear
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English sherpa, from Tibetan ཤར་པ། (shar pa, “easterner”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sherpa m or f (uncountable)
References
- sherpa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish
Noun
sherpa m or f (plural sherpas)
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