shampoo

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair
noun the act of washing your hair with shampoo
verb use shampoo on (hair)

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

One votary was having a violet-ray facial treatment, the next an oil shampoo. — Babbitt, Sinclair Lewis
Then he suggested a shampoo, and said my hair needed it badly, very badly. — Sketches New and Old, Mark Twain
I got up off the bed and went into the bathroom for a shampoo and shower. — Life Blood, Thomas Hoover

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