shampoo

• champoo (dated)

From Hindi चाँपो (cā̃po) / चांपो (cāmpo), imperative form of चाँपना (cā̃pnā) / चांपना (cāmpnā, “to press, knead”), mid 18th c.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ʃæmˈpuː/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ʃamˈpuː/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -uː
• Hyphenation: sham‧poo

shampoo (countable and uncountable, plural shampoos)

1. (originally) A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs.

   Synonym: massage

2. (mineralogy) A commercial liquid soap product for washing hair or other fibers, such as carpets.

   Coordinate terms: conditioner; bar soap; (idiomatically usually coordinate rather than hypernymous) liquid soap, soap

3. An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo.

   Synonym: shampooing

   I’m going to give the carpet a shampoo.

4. (humorous, slang) Champagne.

   Synonyms: bubbly, champers, fizz

shampoo (third-person singular simple present shampoos, present participle shampooing, simple past and past participle shampooed)

1. (intransitive) To wash one's own hair with shampoo.

   My neat-freak of a friend has been compulsively shampooing for every bath he has taken.

2. (transitive) To wash (i.e. the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo.
3. (transitive) To press or knead the whole surface of the body of (a person), and at the same time to stretch the limbs and joints, in connection with the hot bath.

   Synonym: massage

• shampoo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “shampoo”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

• oompahs

Borrowed from English shampoo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsjampo/, /ˈsjaːmpu(ː)/, [ˈɕɑmpʰo], [ˈɕæːmpʰu(ː)]

shampoo c (singular definite shampooen, plural indefinite shampooer)

1. shampoo (soap for washing hair)

• hårshampoo
• skælshampoo

Borrowed from English shampoo, from Hindi चाँपो (cā̃po).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑm.poː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: sham‧poo

shampoo m (plural shampoos, diminutive shampootje n)

1. shampoo (product for washing hair)

• shampooën
• babyshampoo

• → Acehnese: sampô
• → Indonesian: sampo

• “shampoo” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

• šampoo
• sampoo

Borrowed from English shampoo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑmp(ː)oː/, [ˈʃɑ̝mp(ː)o̞ː]
• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmp(ː)oː/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝mp(ː)o̞ː]
• IPA^(key): /ˈshɑmp(ː)oː/, [ˈs̠hɑ̝mp(ː)o̞ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑmpoː
• Syllabification^(key): sham‧poo

shampoo

1. shampoo (commercial liquid soap)

Inflection of shampoo (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation)
nominative		shampoo	shampoot
genitive		shampoon	shampoiden shampoitten
partitive		shampoota	shampoita
illative		shampoohon shampooseen	shampoihin shampoisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		shampoo	shampoot
accusative	nom.	shampoo	shampoot
	gen.	shampoon
genitive		shampoon	shampoiden shampoitten
partitive		shampoota	shampoita
inessive		shampoossa	shampoissa
elative		shampoosta	shampoista
illative		shampoohon shampooseen	shampoihin shampoisiin
adessive		shampoolla	shampoilla
ablative		shampoolta	shampoilta
allative		shampoolle	shampoille
essive		shampoona	shampoina
translative		shampooksi	shampoiksi
abessive		shampootta	shampoitta
instructive		—	shampoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of shampoo (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative shampooni shampooni accusative nom. shampooni shampooni gen. shampooni genitive shampooni shampoideni shampoitteni partitive shampootani shampoitani inessive shampoossani shampoissani elative shampoostani shampoistani illative shampoohoni shampooseeni shampoihini shampoisiini adessive shampoollani shampoillani ablative shampooltani shampoiltani allative shampoolleni shampoilleni essive shampoonani shampoinani translative shampookseni shampoikseni abessive shampoottani shampoittani instructive — — comitative — shampoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative shampoosi shampoosi accusative nom. shampoosi shampoosi gen. shampoosi genitive shampoosi shampoidesi shampoittesi partitive shampootasi shampoitasi inessive shampoossasi shampoissasi elative shampoostasi shampoistasi illative shampoohosi shampooseesi shampoihisi shampoisiisi adessive shampoollasi shampoillasi ablative shampooltasi shampoiltasi allative shampoollesi shampoillesi essive shampoonasi shampoinasi translative shampooksesi shampoiksesi abessive shampoottasi shampoittasi instructive — — comitative — shampoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative shampoomme shampoomme accusative nom. shampoomme shampoomme gen. shampoomme genitive shampoomme shampoidemme shampoittemme partitive shampootamme shampoitamme inessive shampoossamme shampoissamme elative shampoostamme shampoistamme illative shampoohomme shampooseemme shampoihimme shampoisiimme adessive shampoollamme shampoillamme ablative shampooltamme shampoiltamme allative shampoollemme shampoillemme essive shampoonamme shampoinamme translative shampooksemme shampoiksemme abessive shampoottamme shampoittamme instructive — — comitative — shampoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative shampoonne shampoonne accusative nom. shampoonne shampoonne gen. shampoonne genitive shampoonne shampoidenne shampoittenne partitive shampootanne shampoitanne inessive shampoossanne shampoissanne elative shampoostanne shampoistanne illative shampoohonne shampooseenne shampoihinne shampoisiinne adessive shampoollanne shampoillanne ablative shampooltanne shampoiltanne allative shampoollenne shampoillenne essive shampoonanne shampoinanne translative shampooksenne shampoiksenne abessive shampoottanne shampoittanne instructive — — comitative — shampoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative shampoonsa shampoonsa accusative nom. shampoonsa shampoonsa gen. shampoonsa genitive shampoonsa shampoidensa shampoittensa partitive shampootaan shampootansa shampoitaan shampoitansa inessive shampoossaan shampoossansa shampoissaan shampoissansa elative shampoostaan shampoostansa shampoistaan shampoistansa illative shampoohonsa shampooseensa shampoihinsa shampoisiinsa adessive shampoollaan shampoollansa shampoillaan shampoillansa ablative shampooltaan shampooltansa shampoiltaan shampoiltansa allative shampoolleen shampoollensa shampoilleen shampoillensa essive shampoonaan shampoonansa shampoinaan shampoinansa translative shampookseen shampooksensa shampoikseen shampoiksensa abessive shampoottaan shampoottansa shampoittaan shampoittansa instructive — — comitative — shampoineen shampoinensa

• “shampoo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

• sciampo

Borrowed from English shampoo, from Hindi चाँपो (cā̃po, “knead!”), from the Sanskrit root चपयति (capayati, “to pound, to knead”).

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈʃam.po/
• Rhymes: -ampo
• Hyphenation: shàm‧poo

shampoo m (invariable)

1. shampoo (detergent, washing of hair with such detergent)

• dopo-shampoo
• shampista

Unadapted borrowing from English shampoo.

shampoo m (plural shampoos)

1. Alternative form of xampu
2. Alternative form of champô

The word was adapted to Brazilian Portuguese as xampu, reflecting the English pronunciation. The European Portuguese adaptation of champô is closer to the Hindi pronunciation.

Unadapted borrowing from English shampoo.

• IPA^(key): /ʃamˈpu/ [ʃãmˈpu], /t͡ʃamˈpu/ [t͡ʃãmˈpu]
• Rhymes: -u

shampoo m (plural shampoos)

1. Alternative spelling of champú

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.