shampoo

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A liquid soap used for washing your hair.

   She bought a bottle of shampoo and some soap.

2. 2
   verb

   To wash hair or fabric with shampoo.

   I'm going to shampoo the carpet this weekend.

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

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