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Meaning of Shampoo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ʃæmˈpuː

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية الشامبو شامبو
Azərbaycanca şampun
Беларуская шампунь
বাংলা শ্যাম্পু
Català xampú
Čeština šampón
Dansk shampoo
Esperanto ŝampui ŝampuo
Eesti šampoon
Euskara xanpu
Gaeilge seampú
Galego xampú
עברית שמפו
हिन्दी चाँपना शैंपू
Magyar sampon samponoz
Հայերեն շամպուն
Bahasa Indonesia sampo
Íslenska sjampó
Italiano sciampo shampoo
日本語 シャンプー
ქართული შამპუნი
Kurdî şampo şampuan
Кыргызча суусамын
Lëtzebuergesch Shampoing
Lietuvių šampūnas
Македонски шампон
Bahasa Melayu syampu
မြန်မာဘာသာ ခေါင်းလျှော်ရည်
Polski szampon
Português champô shampoo xampu
Română șampon
Српски šampon шампон
Kiswahili shampuu
Tagalog siyampu

Examples

“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.”
“I’m going to give the carpet a shampoo.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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