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