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ciao en · INTJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /t͡ʃaʊ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ciao (“hello, goodbye”), from Venetan ciao (“hello, goodbye, your (humble) servant”), from Venetan s-ciao / s-ciavo (“servant, slave”), from Medieval Latin sclavus (“Slav, slave”), related also to Italian schiavo, English Slav, slave and Old Venetan S-ciavón (“Slav”), from Latin Sclavus, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ. Not related to Vietnamese chào (“hello, goodbye”). Doublet of Slav and slave.

Meanings

  1. Hello, hi.
  2. Bye, goodbye.

Deriveds

ciao bella

Synonyms

good day · shalom · how · good morning · how are you · peace out · greetings · ciao · ayubowan · shalom aleichem · howzit · TTFN · wotcher · what's doing · bye-bye · badbye · ta-ta · chur · ayo · good evening · namaste · good day · hi · ttyl · arrivederci · heaveno · aloha · see you later alligator · howdy · what's going on · how's it going · BCNU · cheerio · alright me babber · hey · what's new · see ya · have a nice day · au revoir · salaam · shalom · hooroo · good morrow · toodle-oo · privet · adios · hullo · see you in the funny papers · well met · aloha · salaam alaikum · take care · salutations · what's up · wagwan · farewell · smell you later · cheery-bye · yello · toodles · I have to love you and leave you · top of the morning · see you later · hello there · ey up · cheerio · hi there · see you after · sup · tatty bye · late · baby · heyo · alright me lover · alright · ciao · Godspeed · catch you later · sayonara · laters · ay up me duck · hey hey · g'day · hiya · bye · hasta la vista · hallo · smell ya later · later · tinkety-tonk · yo · wassup · hello · see you · adieu · so long · toodle-pip · heyday · auf Wiedersehen · keep it real · ho there · cheers

Translations (21)

eo ĉaŭ (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) · cmn ciallo (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) · fr tchao (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) · ka ჩაო (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) · pt tchau (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) · sh ćao (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) · ja チャオ (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) · es chao (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) · ru ча́о (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) · et tsauka (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) · hu csaó (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) · et tšau (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) · de tschau (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) · uk ча́о (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) · sh ћао (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) · bg ча́о (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) · gl chau (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) · et tsauki (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) · et tsau (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) · he צַ׳אוּ (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell) · ar تْشَاو (transliteration of the Italian greeting or farewell)

ciao en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /t͡ʃaʊ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ciao (“hello, goodbye”), from Venetan ciao (“hello, goodbye, your (humble) servant”), from Venetan s-ciao / s-ciavo (“servant, slave”), from Medieval Latin sclavus (“Slav, slave”), related also to Italian schiavo, English Slav, slave and Old Venetan S-ciavón (“Slav”), from Latin Sclavus, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ. Not related to Vietnamese chào (“hello, goodbye”). Doublet of Slav and slave.

Meanings

  1. A greeting or farewell using the word "ciao".
    • […] he excused himself, disappearing in a cloud of ciaos and operatic Italian. 2010, Robert V. Camuto, Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey, page 16:
    • You hear more ciaos than hellos. Guests play bocce ball on the beach and dine on Italian and some Bahamian cuisine. Because of its strong Continental overlay, the cuisine is better here than at your typical Grand Bahama hotel. 2007, Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, Bahamas For Dummies, page 196:

Forms

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