ciao

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Interjection 1.4 Usage notes 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Interjection 2.3.1 Derived terms 2.3.2 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Italian

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊ
• Homophones: chow

[edit] Interjection

Wikipedia

ciao!

1. hello, hi (especially US), howdy (US).
2. bye, goodbye.

[edit] Usage notes

In UK and in US usage, ciao is considered pretentious by some.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

From Italian schiavo (“‘(your obedient) servant’”) from Medieval Latin sclavus (“‘slave’”); in the Venetian dialect originally pronounced /stʃaʊ/. Slavs were often enslaved during the early Middle Ages, thus the semantic correspondence. Development and use is similar to the Central European greeting of servus.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈtʃaː.o], /ˈtʃao/, SAMPA: /"tSa.o/
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• Hyphenation: cià‧o

[edit] Interjection

Wikipedia ^it

ciao!

1. Hello!
2. Goodbye!

[edit] Derived terms

• ciao ciao

[edit] Descendants

• Czech: čau
• German: tschau
• Maltese: ċaw
• Slovene: čao
• Spanish: chau
• Vietnamese: chào