C++

See also: C艹 and Appendix:Variations of "c"

English

Etymology

From the name of the C language (on which it was based) and ++, the increment operator in both languages, suggesting an addition to C.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.plʌs.plʌs/
• Hyphenation: C++

Proper noun

C++

1. (computer languages) A multiparadigm high-level compiled programming language that is a more advanced derivative of C.
   • 2010 March 12, William M. Miller, “A Taxonomy of Expression Value Categories”, in C++ Standards Committee Papers‎^[1], archived from the original on 5 September 2026, page 2:

     Rvalue references were introduced into C++0x to provide a mechanism for capturing an rvalue temporary (which could previously be done in C++ using traditional lvalue references to const) and allowing modification of its value (which could not).

Derived terms

• C++er
• J++

Related terms

• C

Descendants

• → Japanese: C++ (C++)
• → Polish: C++
• → Portuguese: C++
• → Spanish: C++

Translations

C++

• Arabic: سِي++ m (sī blas blas), سِي بْلَس بْلَس m (sī blas blas)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: C++ (zh) (sēijiājiā, xījiājiā), C加加 (sēijiājiā, xījiājiā), C艹 (zh) (sēicǎo) (slang)

• Dutch: C++
• Finnish: C++
• French: C++ (fr)
• German: C++ (de) n
• Greek: C++ (el) f
• Icelandic: C++ n, C plús plús n, sé plús plús n
• Japanese: C++ (C++), シープラスプラス (shī purasu-purasu), シープラプラ (shī pura-pura), シープラ (shī pura), シータスタス (shī tasu-tasu)
• Korean: 씨플플 (ssipeulpeul)
• Persian: سی++ (si-pelâs-pelâs), سی‌پلاس‌پلاس (si-pelâs-pelâs)
• Polish: C++ (pl) m
• Portuguese: C++ (pt) m
• Russian: си-плюс-плю́с m (si-pljus-pljús), плюсы́ m pl (pljusý)
• Turkish: C++ (tr)

See also

• BCPL

Chinese

Etymology

Borrowed from English C++.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sēijiājiā, xījiājiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄟ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄚ, ㄒㄧ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sēijiājiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄟ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: seijiajia
    • Wade–Giles: sei¹-chia¹-chia¹
    • Yale: sēi-jyā-jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: seijiajia
    • Palladius: сэйцзяцзя (sɛjczjaczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /seɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xījiājiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sijiajia
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-chia¹-chia¹
    • Yale: syī-jyā-jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shijiajia
    • Palladius: сицзяцзя (siczjaczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

Proper noun

C++

1. (computer languages) C++ (programming language)

   Synonym: C艹 (Sēicǎo)

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English C++.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕiː pɯ̟ɾa̠sɨ pɯ̟ɾa̠sɨ]
• IPA^(key): [ɕiː pɯ̟ɾa̠pɯ̟ɾa̠]
• IPA^(key): [ɕiːpɯ̟ɾa̠]

Proper noun

C(シー )+(プラス )+(プラス) or C(シー )+(プラ)+(プラ) or C(シー)+(プ)+(ラ) • (Shī Purasu Purasu or Shī Purapura or Shīpura) 

1. (computer languages) C++ (programming language)

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English C++.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛ ˈplus ˈplus/, (rare) /ˈsi ˈplas ˈplas/
• Syllabification: C‧+‧+

Proper noun

C++ m inan (indeclinable)

1. (computer languages) C++ (programming language)

Further reading

• “C++”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English C++.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (unadapted) /ˈsi ˈplɐ(j)s ˈplɐ(j)s/ [ˈsi ˈplɐ(ɪ̯)s ˈplɐ(ɪ̯)s], (adapted) /ˈse ˈmajz ˈmajs/ [ˈse ˈmaɪ̯z ˈmaɪ̯s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (unadapted) /ˈsi ˈplɐ(j)s ˈplɐ(j)s/ [ˈsi ˈplɐ(ɪ̯)s ˈplɐ(ɪ̯)s], (adapted) /ˈse ˈmajz ˈmajs/ [ˈse ˈmaɪ̯z ˈmaɪ̯s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (unadapted) /ˈsi ˈplɐ(j)ʃ ˈplɐ(j)ʃ/ [ˈsi ˈplɐ(ɪ̯)ʃ ˈplɐ(ɪ̯)ʃ], (adapted) /ˈse ˈmajʒ ˈmajʃ/ [ˈse ˈmaɪ̯ʒ ˈmaɪ̯ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (unadapted) /ˈsi ˈplɐʃ ˈplɐʃ/, (adapted) /ˈse ˈmajʒ ˈmajʃ/

Proper noun

C++ m

1. (computer languages) C++ (programming language)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English C++.

Proper noun

C++ m

1. (computer languages) C++ (programming language)