shippar
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- shipar
Etymology
Adapted borrowing of English ship + -ar. The use of ⟨pp⟩ was likely influenced by English spelling rules, e.g. shipping.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃiˈpa(ʁ)/ [ʃiˈpa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʃiˈpa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʃiˈpa(ʁ)/ [ʃiˈpa(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ʃiˈpa(ɻ)/
- Hyphenation: ship‧par
- Homophone: chipar
Verb
shippar (first-person singular present shippo, first-person singular preterite shippei, past participle shippado)
- (Brazil, fandom slang, transitive) to ship (to support or approve of a romantic relationship between two characters or people)
- 2024 July 16, Julia Bonin, “'Proibido shippar', diz MC Daniel ao posar com Anitta”, in Revista Quem [Magazine Who][1], Notícias [News]:
- Em um beach club em Saint-Tropez, os dois posaram para algumas fotos juntos e deram esperança aos fãs. "Pior que daria um casalzão", opinou um. "Eu shippo", disse outro. Apesar disso, o funkeiro mandou um recado: "Proibido shippar."
- At a beach club in Saint-Tropez, the two posed for some photos together and gave their fans hope. “I'm afraid they'd make a great couple,” said one. "I ship [them]," said another. Despite this, the Brazilian funk singer sent a message: “No shipping.”
Conjugation
Conjugation of shippar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
- shippagem