WhatsApp

See also: whatsapp and Whatsapp

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

WhatsApp

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• Whatsapp, whatsapp

Etymology

Blend of what's up +‎ app, coined as a trademark.

Proper noun

WhatsApp

1. An instant messaging service founded in 2009 and acquired by Facebook in 2014.

   Synonym: (Hong Kong) WTS

   He spends half of his day chatting to people on WhatsApp.

   • 2022 September 27, Barclay Bram, “My Therapist, the Robot”, in The New York Times‎:

     Like many people, in the pandemic, my life digitized. My work shifted online; my friendships retreated onto FaceTime and WhatsApp; I used a dating app for the first time; I started doing online yoga.

Derived terms

• WhatsApper
• WhatsApp University

Translations

messaging service

Arabic: واتساب Chinese: Mandarin: 瓦次艾普 (wǎcì àipǔ), 瓦次普 (wǎcìpǔ) Pannonian Rusyn: Вацап m (Vacap) Persian: واتس‌اپ (vâts-ap), وات (fa) (vât) (informal) Portuguese: WhatsApp m, Zap m (Brazil, colloquial) Russian: ватсап m (vatsap) Tamil: வாட்ஸ்அப் (vāṭs’ap)

Noun

WhatsApp (plural WhatsApps)

1. A message sent via WhatsApp.
   • 2015, Jenny Stallard, “Monday, 19 October”, in Boyfriend by Christmas, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 251:

     A WhatsApp buzzed through.

2. An account or number on WhatsApp.

   Can I get your WhatsApp?

Translations

message

Dutch: WhatsAppbericht (nl) n, whatsappbericht n, whatsapp (nl) m or f, appje (nl) n German: WhatsApp-Nachricht f Indonesian: WA Japanese: ワッツアップ (wattsuappu) Korean: 왓츠앱 (watcheuaep) Portuguese: WhatsApp m Spanish: guasap (es) m, guásap (es) m, was (es) m, wasap (es) m, wásap (es) m, whatsapp m Tamil: வாட்ஸ்அப் (vāṭs’ap)

account

Portuguese: WhatsApp m

Verb

WhatsApp (third-person singular simple present WhatsApps, present participle WhatsApping, simple past and past participle WhatsApped)

1. (transitive) To contact (someone) via WhatsApp.
2. (transitive) To send (something) via WhatsApp.
   • 2018 November 30, Alex Blasdel, “Bowel movement: the push to change the way you poo”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     People often say pooping is taboo, but lately it seems more like a cultural fetish. There are poop emoji birthday parties for three-year-olds, people WhatsApping photos of their ordure to friends, TripAdvisor threads on how to avoid or avail yourself of squat toilets.

     (Can we archive this URL?)

Translations

to contact via WhatsApp

Dutch: whatsappen (nl), appen (nl) German: whatsappen Indonesian: WA Spanish: guasapear (es), wasapear (es), whatsappear

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:

WhatsApp

Wikipedia ^de

Alternative forms

• Whatsapp

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔt͡s.ʔɛp/, /ˈvɔ.t͡sɛp/

• Audio (Germany):

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Noun

WhatsApp f (genitive WhatsApp, plural WhatsApps)

1. (colloquial) WhatsApp (a message on the WhatsApp app)

Declension

Declension of WhatsApp [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	WhatsApp	die	WhatsApps
genitive	einer	der	WhatsApp	der	WhatsApps
dative	einer	der	WhatsApp	den	WhatsApps
accusative	eine	die	WhatsApp	die	WhatsApps

Further reading

• “WhatsApp” in Duden online
• “WhatsApp” in Duden online

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

WhatsApp

Wikipedia ^pt

Alternative forms

• Whatsapp, whatsapp

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English WhatsApp.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /u.a.t͡ʃiˈza.pi/ [ʊ.a.t͡ʃiˈza.pi], (faster pronunciation) /wa.t͡ʃiˈza.pi/, /u.at͡ʃˈza.pi/ [ʊ.at͡ʃˈza.pi], (faster pronunciation) /wat͡ʃˈza.pi/, /u.atˈza.pi/ [ʊ.atˈza.pi], (faster pronunciation) /watˈza.pi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /u.a.t͡ʃiˈza.pi/ [ʊ.a.t͡ʃiˈza.pi], (faster pronunciation) /wa.t͡ʃiˈza.pi/, /u.at͡ʃˈza.pi/ [ʊ.at͡ʃˈza.pi], (faster pronunciation) /wat͡ʃˈza.pi/, /u.atˈza.pi/ [ʊ.atˈza.pi], (faster pronunciation) /watˈza.pi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /u.at͡ʃˈza.pi/ [ʊ.at͡ʃˈza.pi], (faster pronunciation) /wat͡ʃˈza.pi/, /u.a.t͡ʃiˈza.pi/ [ʊ.a.t͡ʃiˈza.pi], (faster pronunciation) /wa.t͡ʃiˈza.pi/, /u.atˈza.pi/ [ʊ.atˈza.pi], (faster pronunciation) /watˈza.pi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /wɐˈtsap/

• Hyphenation: Whats‧App

Proper noun

WhatsApp m

1. WhatsApp (instant messaging app)

   Synonyms: (Brazil, colloquial) Zap, Zapzap, (humorous) Zipzop

Noun

WhatsApp m (plural WhatsApps)

1. (colloquial) WhatsApp (a message on WhatsApp)

   Synonyms: (Brazil, colloquial) zap, zapzap, (humorous) zipzop

2. (colloquial) WhatsApp (an account on WhatsApp)

   Synonyms: (Brazil, colloquial) zap, zapzap, (humorous) zipzop