champô
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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)
References
- ^ “champô”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- ^ “champô”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024