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How to pronounce “sherpa”

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Pronunciation guide for sherpa

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of sherpa with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Zeynep Tufekci: How the Internet has made social change easy to organize, hard to win 16 minutesand the Internet is our Sherpa.
Definition summary: (countable) A local mountain guide or porter, particularly a male of the Nepalese Sherpa people so employed.

Example 1 of 8

Zeynep Tufekci: How the Internet has made social change easy to organize, hard to win 16 minutes

and the Internet is our Sherpa.

[Noun]
(countable) A local mountain guide or porter, particularly a male of the Nepalese Sherpa people so employed.
(countable) An expert accompanying a high-ranking leader to a summit meeting.
A synthetic fabric with a long, thick pile, similar to faux fur, imitation lamb wool, or fleece.
[Verb]
(rare) To serve as a guide or porter for another.

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