xerpa
Portuguese, noun/ˈʃɛʁ.pɐ/
xerpa is spelled X-E-R-P-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 56 million words in written Portuguese, the 209,413th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Xerpa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sherpa (member of an ethnic group)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que é do povo himalaia de nome homônimo”.
What does xerpa mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineof the Sherpa
noun
- 1
femininemasculinesherpa (member of an ethnic group)
- 2
femininemasculinesherpa (local employed as mountain guide/ porter)
noun
- 1
masculineSherpa (language)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pessoa que é do povo himalaia de nome homônimo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of xerpa
- xerpas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce xerpa?
- Brazil /ˈʃɛʁ.pɐ/
- Brazil [ˈʃɛh.pɐ]
- /ˈʃɛɾ.pɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to xerpa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is xerpa in Portuguese?
xerpa appears about once in every 56 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).