English Explanatory Dictionary

ciao

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Hello, hi.
  2. Bye, goodbye.
noun
  1. A greeting or farewell using the word "ciao".

Pronunciation

/t͡ʃaʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ciao.wav

Word forms

ciao ciaos

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.

Synonyms

ciao good morning good day good evening good morrow greetings heaveno hello hello there heyday hi hi there hiya hey hey heyo how how are you salaam salaam alaikum salutations shalom shalom aleichem sup wassup well met what's doing what's going on what's new what's up yello yo g'day hey howdy cheerio how's it going top of the morning namaste wagwan ayubowan privet howzit alright alright me babber alright me lover ay up me duck ey up hallo hullo wotcher aloha ayo adieu adios arrivederci auf Wiedersehen au revoir badbye BCNU bye

Derived words

ciao bella ciao for now
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