cioè

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Contraction of ciò and è.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃoˈɛ/*
    • Rhymes:
    • Hyphenation: cio‧è
  • (as a filler, in fast speech)
  • Audio:(file)
    IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ/**

Adverb

cioè

  1. used to rephrase, clarify or correct something previously said; id est, that is, in other words
    Synonyms: ovvero, in altre parole, (colloquial) beh
  2. namely
  3. (colloquial, disregarded) a meaningless filler; like, well, I mean

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