champô
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- shampoo, xampu (Brazilian)
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
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃɐ̃ˈpo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃɐ̃ˈpo/
- Rhymes: -o
- Hyphenation: cham‧pô
Noun
champô m (plural champôs)
- (Portugal) shampoo
References
- “champô” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “champô” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.