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adios

American  
[ad-ee-ohs, ah-dee-, ah-thyaws] / ˌæd iˈoʊs, ˌɑ di-, ɑˈðjɔs /

interjection

  1. goodbye; farewell.


adios British  
/ aˈðjos, ˌædɪˈɒs /
  1. goodbye; farewell

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of adios

1830–40, < Spanish: literally, to God; cf. adieu

Example Sentences

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Give $300,000 to a graduate who can read, write and do math, and adios, affordability crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

Similarly, 65 is no longer necessarily the age you’ll say adios to the 9 to 5 gig.

From Salon Jan. 25, 2025

Ready to say adios to your al pastor yet?

From Washington Post Apr. 4, 2019

It's adios, Zihuatanejo, on the season finale of Will Forte's post-apocalyptic comedy "The Last Man on Earth."

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2018

“Well, Padre, they do have to fly more than seventy missions, because we’re transferring Dr. Stubbs to the Pacific. So adios, Padre. Adios.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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