Antonyms for ciao
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : chah-aw; English chou |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɑ ɔ; English tʃaʊ |
Definition of ciao
Origin :- parting salutation, 1929, dialectal variant of Italian schiavo "(your obedient) servant," literally "slave," from Medieval Latin sclavus "slave" (see slave (n.)).
- As in farewell : noun departing saying; departure
- As in goodbye : noun farewell statement
- As in greeting : noun welcome; message of kindness
- I believe the word is derived from “schiavo,” a slave, which became corrupted into “schiao,” and “ciao.”
- Extract from : « Selections from Previous Works » by Samuel Butler
Synonyms for ciao
- accosting
- acknowledgment
- address
- adieu
- adieus
- adieux
- adios
- aloha
- attention
- best wishes
- blow
- bye-bye
- card
- cheerio
- ciao
- compellation
- compliments
- Godspeed
- good wishes
- goodbye
- hail
- hasta la vista
- have a nice day
- hello
- heralding
- hi
- high five
- highball
- how-do-you-do
- howdy
- leave-taking
- letter
- nod
- note
- notice
- ovation
- parting
- reception
- regards
- respects
- rumble
- salaam
- salutation
- salute
- sendoff
- so long
- speaking to
- swan song
- ta-ta
- testimonial
- toodle-oo
- ushering in
- valediction
- what's happening
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