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Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin sclavus (“slave”), from Sclavus (“Slav”), from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos, “Slav”). Doublet of slavo and ciao.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskja.vo/
- Rhymes: -avo
- Hyphenation: schià‧vo
Adjective
schiavo (feminine schiava, masculine plural schiavi, feminine plural schiave)
- enslaved
- Slavonic
Noun
schiavo m (plural schiavi, feminine schiava)
- slave
Derived terms