tchau

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Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian ciao, from Venetian s-ciao (“slave”). Doublet of escravo, eslavo, esloveno, and esclavão / eslavão.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Hyphenation: tchau

Interjection[edit]

tchau

  1. goodbye; bye; see you
    Synonyms: (somewhat formal) adeus, (Brazil) até mais, (Brazil, informal) até, (Brazil,informal, eye dialect) té, (Brazil,informal, regional, eye dialect) inté, (Brazil, slang) falou, (familiar) abraço

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

tchau m (plural tchaus)

  1. goodbye (an instance of wishing goodbye, especially with the word tchau)
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