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
- Hello, hi.
- Bye, goodbye.
Deriveds
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)