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shampoo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈʃæːm.puː/ (India)
• (US) audio
• /ʃæmˈpuː/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, qualifier:originally, uncountable) A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs.
2. (countable, qualifier:hygiene, uncountable) A commercial liquid soaplike product for washing hair or other fibers, such as carpets.
   • These endocrine disruptors are everywhere: plastics, shampoos, cosmetics, cushions, pesticides, canned foods and A.T.M. receipts. They often aren’t on labels and can be difficult to avoid. 2021 February 20, Nicholas Kristof, “What Are Sperm Telling Us?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
3. (countable, uncountable) An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo.
   • I’m going to give the carpet a shampoo.
4. (countable, humorous, slang, uncountable) Champagne.

Forms

Coordinates

bar soap · soap · liquid soap · conditioner

Deriveds

shampoolike · shampooable · overshampoo · wood shampoo · baby shampoo · shampoo ginger · reshampoo · shampooey · shampoo bowl

Descendants

šampoo · champô · 샴푸 · xampú · champú · shampooing · schampo · sampoo · sjampó · ishampu · แชมพู · 香波 · שַׁמְפּוּ · xampú · シャンプー · sciampo · שַׁמְפּוֹ · šampoon · shampoing · xampu · shampoo · yampú · shampoo · shampoo · champoing · xanpu · शैंपू · shampoo · שאַמפּו · shampoo · shampoo · seampú · sjampo · Shampoo

Synonyms

champers · fizz · massage · bubbly · shampooing

Translations (136)

id sampo (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · de Haarwäsche (instance of washing the hair with shampoo) · sk šampón (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · hy շամպուն (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · fo hársápa (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · fi samppis (humorous slang: champagne) · lb Shampoing (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · de Haarwaschmittel (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · is sjampó (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · fr shampoing (instance of washing other fibres with shampoo) · sw shampuu (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · ro șamponare (instance of washing the hair with shampoo) · cic ishtayili' (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · mk шампо́н (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · yue 洗髮精 /洗发精 (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · pt xampu (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · uk шампу́нь (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · cmn 香波 (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · cmn 洗髮露 /洗发露 (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · vi dầu gội (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · fa-ira شامْپو (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · pl szampon (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · ro șampon (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · da shampoo (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · fr shampooing (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · ky суусамын (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · kk сусабын (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · de Schampu (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · fi hiustenpesu (instance of washing the hair with shampoo) · ko 샴푸 (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · km សាប៊ូកក់សក់ (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · nl shampoo (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · de Shampoo (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · tg шампун (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · sl šampon (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · th ยาสระผม (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · ru шампу́нь (humorous slang: champagne) · es shampú (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · ky шампунь (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · cy siampŵ (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · nan-hbl 洗髮精 /洗发精 (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · lo ນ້ຳຍາສະຜົມ (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · tr şampuan (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · sv schamponering (instance of washing other fibres with shampoo) · lt šampūnas (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · ar شَامْبُو (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · fi shampoo (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · fr shampoing (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · lv šampūns (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · tl siyampu (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · hrx Schampu (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · fi vaahtopesu (instance of washing other fibres with shampoo) · fo sjampo (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · el σαμπουάν (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · mk шампони́рање (instance of washing the hair with shampoo) · be шампу́нь (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · tk şampun (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · de Schampun (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · ja シャンプー (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · acw شامبو (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · hi शैंपू (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · sv schamponering (instance of washing the hair with shampoo) · ca xampú (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · km ថ្នាំកក់ (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · mr शॅम्पू (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · yi שאַמפּו (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · he שַׁמְפּוּ (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · gl xampú (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · de Schampus (humorous slang: champagne) · sq shampo (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · fi samppakalja (humorous slang: champagne) · rsk шампон (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · apw nitsii ’ghá-í táôâ’ee’â (instance of washing the hair with shampoo) · fi skumppa (humorous slang: champagne) · de Schampon (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · co sciampu (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · eo ŝampuo (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · fr shampoing (instance of washing the hair with shampoo) · mr शाम्पू (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · th แชมพู (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · ckb شامپۆ (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · uz shampun (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · fi sampoo (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · scn sciampù (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · ary شنبوان (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · ast xampú (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · cmn 洗髮精 /洗发精 (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · sv schampo (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · ga seampú (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · ug شامپۇن (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · es champú (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · acw شامپو (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · si ෂැම්පු (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · bg шампоа́н (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · ko 머리물비누 (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · ug شامپو (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · eo harsapo (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · he שַׁמְפּוֹ (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · ru шампу́сик (humorous slang: champagne) · nb sjampo (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · yue 洗頭水 /洗头水 (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · sh šàmpōn (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · ms syampu (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · fy shampoo (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · pt champô (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · cmn 洗髮水 /洗发水 (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · yue 洗髮水 /洗发水 (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · cs šampón (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · pcd chanpounhe (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · prs شَامْپُو (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · ru шампу́нь (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · el λούσιμο (instance of washing the hair with shampoo) · vo jämpod (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · it sciampo (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · bn শ্যাম্পু (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · oc shampong (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · kmr şampo (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · ka შამპუნი (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · et šampoon (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · az şampun (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · eu xanpu (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · mt xampù (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · sa केशमार्जक (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · tr şampuan (instance of washing the hair with shampoo) · my ခေါင်းလျှော်ရည် (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · ary شمبوان (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · mn шампунь (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · scn sciampu (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · sh ша̀мпо̄н (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · fi hiustenpesuaine (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · hu sampon (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · vi dầu gội đầu (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · fy sjampû (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · ur شَیمْپُو (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · vi xà bông (product for washing the hair or other fibres) · cmn 洗髮劑 /洗发剂 (product for washing the hair or other fibres)

shampoo en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈʃæːm.puː/ (India)
• (US) audio
• /ʃæmˈpuː/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To wash one's own hair with shampoo.
   • WellnessTok has done it again. After convincing people to shampoo once monthly and tan with nasal spray, it now has users asking: Is sunscreen bad for you? 2024 June 21, Danielle Sinay, “Is Sunscreen Bad for You? TikTok’s Anti-SPF Movement, Explained”, in Glamour:
   • My neat-freak of a friend has been compulsively shampooing for every bath he has taken.
   • You then apply the conditioner mix to shampooed hair, from root to tip, and after 10 minutes, rinse out as normal. 2021 November 6, Sali Hughes, “Colour me impressed: a brilliant new eco hair dye has hit the shelves”, in The Guardian:
2. (transitive) To wash (i.e. the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo.
   • Each pony had his sais, his groom, who lived and ate and slept with the animal, and had betted a good deal more than he could afford on the result of the game. There was no chance of anything going wrong, but to make sure, each sais was shampooing the legs of his pony to the last minute. Behind the saises sat as many of the Skidars' regiment as had leave to attend the match […] 2010, Rudyard Kipling with James Daley, comp., “The Maltese Cat”, in Great Horse Stories, Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications, →ISBN, page 95:
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.

Forms

Synonyms

massage

Translations (28)

fr shampouiner (to wash one's own hair with shampoo) · de das Haar waschen (to wash (the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo) · tr şampuanlamak (to wash one's own hair with shampoo) · fi pestä shampoolla (to wash (the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo) · eo ŝampui (to wash one's own hair with shampoo) · de den Teppich schampunieren (to wash (the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo) · sv schamponera (to wash one's own hair with shampoo) · mk шампони́ра (to wash one's own hair with shampoo) · fi pestä shampoolla (to wash one's own hair with shampoo) · hu samponoz (to wash one's own hair with shampoo) · sv schamponera (to wash (the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo) · hi चाँपना (to wash one's own hair with shampoo) · fi shamponoida (to wash one's own hair with shampoo) · nl shamponeren (to wash one's own hair with shampoo) · de shampoonieren (to wash (the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo) · lo ສະຜົມ (to wash one's own hair with shampoo) · th สระผม (to wash one's own hair with shampoo) · de schampunieren (to wash (the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo) · vo jämpodön (to wash (the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo) · el λούζω (to wash one's own hair with shampoo) · es shampusearse (to wash one's own hair with shampoo) · es shampusear (to wash (the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo) · cmn 洗頭 /洗头 (to wash one's own hair with shampoo) · de den Kopf waschen (to wash (the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo) · de schamponieren (to wash one's own hair with shampoo) · nl shampooën (to wash one's own hair with shampoo) · hu besamponoz (to wash one's own hair with shampoo) · de schamponieren (to wash (the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo)