VTuber

English

Alternative forms

• Vtuber
• chuuba (slang)

Etymology

From Japanese VTuber, from English virtual + YouTuber.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈviːˌtjuː.bə/
  • (yod-coalescence) IPA^(key): /ˈviːˌtʃuː.bə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈviˌtu.bəɹ/
• Rhymes: -uːbə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: V‧Tu‧ber

Noun

VTuber (plural VTubers)

1. Short for virtual YouTuber.

Japanese

Alternative spellings
Vtuber Vチューバー

Etymology

From the initial letter of English virtual and the final of English YouTuber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟it͡ɕɨːba̠ː]

Noun

VTuber(ブイチューバー) • (bui-chūbā) 

1. Short for バーチャルYouTuber (bācharu yūchūbā, “virtual YouTuber”).

   VTuberなんだが配信切(はいしんき)り忘(わす)れたら伝説(でんせつ)になってた

   VTuber nanda ga haishin kiriwasuretara densetsu ni natteta

   VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral After Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream

Usage notes

• Sometimes preferred as an alternative term that avoids direct usage of the commercial name YouTube.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Vtuber

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English VTuber.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈtu.beʁ/ [viˈtu.beh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈtu.beʁ/ [viˈtu.beh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /viˈtu.beɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /viˈtu.beʁ/ [viˈtu.beχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈtu.beɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈtu.bɛɾ/ [viˈtu.βɛɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈtu.bɛɾ/ [viˈtu.βɛɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈtu.bɛɾ/ [biˈtu.βɛɾ]

• Rhymes: -ubeʁ, -ubeɾ
• Hyphenation: V‧Tu‧ber

Noun

VTuber m or f by sense (plural VTubers)

1. virtual YouTuber

   Synonym: youtuber virtual