чао

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Bulgarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian ciao, an adaptation of Venetian s-ciao (I am at [your] service) from Latin sclavus (slave); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

ча́о (čáo)

  1. (colloquial) bye

References[edit]

  • чао”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • чао”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian ciao.

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

чао (čao)

  1. (colloquial) bye

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian ciao.

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

ча́о (čáo)

  1. goodbye (farewell)
  2. ciao

Synonyms[edit]