xampu
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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
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: xam‧pu
Noun
xampu m (plural xampus)
Descendants
- Hunsrik: Schampu