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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian ciao, an adaptation of Venetan s-ciao (“I am at service”) from Latin sclavus (“slave”); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ.
Pronunciation
Interjection
ча́о • (čáo)
- (colloquial) bye
References
- “чао”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “чао”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian ciao.
Pronunciation
Interjection
чао • (čao)
- (colloquial) bye
Derived terms
See also
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian ciao.
Pronunciation
Interjection
ча́о • (čáo)
- goodbye (farewell)
- ciao
Synonyms