champô

Portuguese

Alternative forms

shampoo, xampu (Brazilian)

Etymology

Borrowed from English shampoo,[1][2] from Hindi चाँपो (cā̃po), imperative form of चाँपना (cā̃pnā, “to press, knead”), from the Sanskrit चपयति (capayati, “to pound, knead”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ̃ˈpo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ̃ˈpo/

Rhymes: -o
Hyphenation: cham‧pô

Noun

champô m (plural champôs)

(Portugal) shampoo

References

“champô” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
“champô” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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