🇮🇹 Italian

shampoo

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Shampoo is masculine in Italian. The article is gli, so the full form is gli shampoo ("shampoos").

MASCULINE

shampoo is the plural of shampoo

gli shampoo — shampoos

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shampoo
/ʎi ʃamˈpu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say shampoo in Italian?

IPA
/ʎi ʃamˈpu/

How do you pronounce shampoo in Italian?

shampoo is pronounced /ʎi ʃamˈpu/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Lo shampoo nuovo che ho comprato è molto buono per i capelli secchi.

The new shampoo that I bought is very good for dry hair.

Questo shampoo delicato è stato consigliato dal parrucchiere esperto.

This delicate shampoo was recommended by the expert hairdresser.

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Why is it masculine?

Shampoo is masculine in Italian (lo shampoo) because it's a loanword from English that was borrowed in the 20th century, and Italian typically assigns masculine gender to foreign words that don't clearly fit feminine patterns. The word itself derives from Hindi "chāmpnā" (to press or knead), so there's no Latin root influencing its gender in Italian.

What is the Italian word for shampoos?

The Italian word for shampoos is gli shampoo — masculine.

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