ciao
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Interjection
ciao!
[edit] Synonyms
- addio, adieu, adios, aloha, arrivederci, auf Wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, cheers, farewell, good-by, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, shalom, so long
[edit] Usage notes
In UK and in US usage, ciao is considered pretentious by some.
[edit] Anagrams
[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/
- Audio (Italy, Milan)help, file
- Hyphenation: cià‧o
[edit] Interjection
ciao!
