# shampoo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʃæmˈpuː/ · frequency rank #13,421

## Definitions
1. A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs.
2. A commercial liquid soaplike product for washing hair or other fibers, such as carpets.
3. An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo.
4. Champagne.

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

## Common misspellings (10)
`hsampoo`, `sahmpoo`, `shammpoo`, `shamopo`, `shampo`, `shamppoo`, `shapmoo`, `shhampoo`, `shmapoo`, `sshampoo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shampoo