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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Hyphenation: tchau

Interjection

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tchau

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

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Noun

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tchau m (plural tchaus)

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