yampú

Spanish

Etymology

A Rioplatense borrowing of English shampoo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ʝamˈpu/ [ɟ͡ʝãmˈpu], /ʃamˈpu/ [ʃãmˈpu]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝamˈpu/ [ɟ͡ʝãmˈpu], /ʃamˈpu/ [ʃãmˈpu]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃamˈpu/ [ʃãmˈpu], /ʃamˈpu/ [ʃãmˈpu]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒamˈpu/ [ʒãmˈpu], /ʃamˈpu/ [ʃãmˈpu]

• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: yam‧pú

Noun

yampú m (plural yampús or yampúes)

1. (colloquial, Rioplatense) Alternative form of champú