ciao

Meaning

Intj

1. Hello, hi.
2. Bye, goodbye.

Noun

A greeting or farewell using the word "ciao".

Synonyms

aloha

bye

👋

bye-bye

good day

halloo

hi

hullo

peace

☮️

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡ʃaʊ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ciao (“hello, goodbye”), from Venetian ciao (“hello, goodbye, your (humble) servant”), from Venetian s-ciao / s-ciavo (“servant, slave”), from Medieval Latin sclavus (“Slav, slave”), related also to Italian schiavo, English Slav, slave and Old Venetian S-ciavón ("Slav"), from Latin Sclavus, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ. Not related to Vietnamese chào (“hello, goodbye”). Doublet of Slav and slave.