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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian ciao (“hello; goodbye”), from Venetan ciao (“hello; goodbye”, literally “ servant”), from Medieval Latin sclavus (“Slav; slave”). Doublet of sklavo and slavo. Colloquial use likely reinforced by German servus (“hello; goodbye”), which is used similarly.
Pronunciation
Interjection
ĉaŭ
- (neologism, informal) ciao; hello, goodbye
- Synonyms: saluton (“hello”), adiaŭ (“goodbye”)