arrivederci

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. farewell, goodbye, see you later (non-definitive farewell)
noun
  1. An Italian farewell by saying "arrivederci".

Pronunciation

/əˌɹiːvəˈdɛətʃi/

Word forms

arrivederci arrivedercis

Etymology

From Italian arrivederci (“goodbye”), from a (“to”) with rivederci (“to see each other again”), from the infinitive rivedersi (“to see each other again, to meet again”), from ri- (“re-”) with the infinitive vedersi (“to see each other”), from vedere (“to see”) with the variable pronoun si (“oneself; one another”).

Synonyms

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