xampu

See also: xampú

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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/

  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: xam‧pu

Noun

xampu m (plural xampus)

  1. (Brazil) shampoo

Descendants

  • → Hunsrik: Schampu

Further reading

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