čau

See also: cau, cầu, cấu, câu, cẩu, cậu, and ĉaŭ

Czech

Etymology

From Italian ciao.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃau̯]

Interjection

čau

1. hello, hi (informal greeting said when meeting someone)

   Synonyms: ahoj, čus

2. bye (informal farewell)

   Synonyms: ahoj, čus

Further reading

• čau in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• čau in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Latvian

Interjection

čau

1. hello, hi (informal greeting said when meeting someone)
2. bye (informal farewell)

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Slovak

Etymology

From Italian ciao.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃau̯/

Interjection

čau

1. hello, hi (informal greeting said when meeting someone)
2. bye (informal farewell)

Further reading

• čau in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk