champô

See also: champo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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

  • Rhymes: -o
  • Hyphenation: cham‧pô

Noun

champô m (plural champôs)

  1. (Portugal) shampoo

References

  1. ^ “champô”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “champô”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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