tchau

Portuguese

Alternative forms

chau, xau (European)
ciao (dated)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaw/ [ˈt͡ʃaʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaw/

Rhymes: -aw
Hyphenation: tchau

Interjection

tchau

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

Noun

tchau m (plural tchaus)

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

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