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ciao

[ chah-aw; English chou ]
/ ˈtʃɑ ɔ; English tʃaʊ /
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interjection Italian.
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
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Words nearby ciao

chytrid, Ci, CIA, ciabatta, Ciano, ciao, Ciardi, cib., cibarium, Cibber, Cíbola
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Words related to ciao

adieu, goodbye, bon voyage, bye-bye, hello, nod, ovation, reception, salute, adios, cheerio, leave-taking, parting, accosting, acknowledgment, address, aloha, compliments, hail, heralding

How to use ciao in a sentence

  • I believe the word is derived from “schiavo,” a slave, which became corrupted into “schiao,” and “ciao.”

    Selections from Previous Works|Samuel Butler

British Dictionary definitions for ciao

ciao
/ Italian (tʃau) /
sentence substitute
an informal word for hello, goodbye
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