xampu

See also: xampú

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• champô (Portugal)
• shampoo

Etymology

From English shampoo, from Hindi चाँपो (cā̃po) / चांपो (cāmpo), imperative form of चाँपना (cā̃pnā) / चांपना (cāmpnā, “to press, knead”), from the Sanskrit verb चपयति (capayati, “to pound, knead”), mid 18th c.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ̃ˈpu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ̃ˈpu/

• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: xam‧pu

Noun

xampu m (plural xampus)

1. (Brazil) shampoo

Descendants

• Hunsrik: Schampu