Interjection

1. hello, hi (especially US), howdy (US).
2. bye, goodbye.

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

Usage notes

In UK and in US usage, ciao is considered pretentious by some.
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Etymology

From Italian from Medieval Latin ; 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 .

Interjection

1. Hello!
2. Goodbye!

Descendants

• Czech:
• French:
• German:
• Maltese:
• Portuguese:
• Slovene:
• Spanish:
• Vietnamese: