ciao
[ chah-aw; English chou ]
interjectionItalian.
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
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How to use ciao in a sentence
I believe the word is derived from “schiavo,” a slave, which became corrupted into “schiao,” and “ciao.”
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British Dictionary definitions for ciao
ciao
/ Italian (tʃau) /
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