Porsche

Borrowed from German Porsche

• (automotive): The surname of the founder, Ferdinand Porsche.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔːʃ/, /ˈpɔː.ʃə/, /ˈpɔː.ʃi/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔɹʃ/, /ˈpɔɹ.ʃə/, /ˈpɔɹ.ʃi/, /ˈpoɹ-/

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• Homophone: Portia (some accents)
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ʃ, -ɔː(ɹ)ʃə, -ɔː(ɹ)ʃi

Porsche (countable and uncountable, plural Porsches)

1. (countable) A surname from German.
2. (automotive) The German sports car manufacturer founded in 1931 and based in Stuttgart. Full name: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.

• Porsche on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Porsche (plural Porsches)

1. (automotive) A car of this brand, reputably high-performance and expensive.
   • 2004, Gaby Triana, Backstage Pass, page 42:

     Mom drives an Accord, which is quite a surprise if you think about it. I guess that says something about her response to fame. Anyone can drive a Porsche once they have the cash.

   • 2005, William Braxton Irvine, On Desire: Why We Want What We Want, Oxford University Press,, →ISBN, page 26:

     a male undergoing a garden-variety mid-life crisis is disturbed not by his sexual appetites but by the lack of variety in his sexual partners. He is disturbed not by the crass materialism of his life but by the fact that he is still driving a Ford when he could and should be driving a Porsche.

   • 2016, Sia, Chris Braide, “Unstoppable”, in This Is Acting‎, performed by Sia:

     I'm unstoppable / I'm a Porsche with no brakes / I'm invincible / Yeah, I win every single game

   • 2018, “Girls Like You (Remix)”, in Red Pill Blues, performed by Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B:

     I don't really want a white horse and carriage / I'm thinkin' more of white Porsches and karats

• Cophers, Porches, cophers, porches

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔʁʃə]

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Porsche f (genitive Porsche, no plural)

1. Archaic form of Porst.

Porsche m (proper noun, strong, genitive Porsches)

1. a surname, Porsche

• English: Porsche
• Hungarian: Porsche
• → Chinese: → 波爾舍／波尔舍 (Bō'ěrshě) (transliteration)

From German Porsche, the surname of the founder, Ferdinand Porsche.

• IPA^(key): [ˈporʃɛ]
• Hyphenation: Por‧sche
• Rhymes: -ʃɛ

Porsche

1. Porsche (the German sports car manufacturer)
2. Porsche (a car of this brand)

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