champô

Portuguese

Alternative forms

xampu (Brazil)

Etymology

From English shampoo, from Hindi चाँपो (champo), imperative form of चाँपना (champna, “to press, knead”), from the Sanskrit root चपयति (capayati, “to pound, knead”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ̃ˈpo/
Hyphenation: cham‧pô

Noun

champô m (plural champôs)

(Portugal) shampoo

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