/ˈtʃao/

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Translation

bye, cheerio

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Word origin

From Italian ciao, an informal greeting, itself from the Venetian s-ciao ('servant', literally 'I am your slave').

Origin
Italian
Root
ciao

Examples

¡, !

Bye, see you tomorrow!

, , ¡!

Well, I have to go, bye!

.

She waved bye to him from the train.

, .

Bye, take good care of yourself.

¡ , !

Bye everyone, thanks for coming!

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This word is taught in chapter 42, lesson 11: chao, estrictamente, surf and 7 more words.