tchau
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian ciao, from Venetian s-ciao (“slave”). Doublet of escravo, eslavo, esloveno, and esclavão / eslavão.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -aw
- Hyphenation: tchau
Interjection edit
tchau
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
tchau m (plural tchaus)
- goodbye (an instance of wishing goodbye, especially with the word tchau)