"ciao" meaning in French

See ciao in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /tʃa.o/, /tʃaw/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-ciao.wav Forms: tchao [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian ciao (“hello, goodbye”), from Venetan ciao (“hello, goodbye; your (humble) servant”), from Venetan s-ciao (“servant, slave”) or s-ciavo (“servant, slave”), from Medieval Latin sclavus (“Slav, slave”), related also to Italian schiavo, English Slav, slave and Old Venetan S-ciavón (“Slav”), from Latin Sclavonia (“Slavonia”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|it|ciao||hello, goodbye}} Borrowed from Italian ciao (“hello, goodbye”), {{der|fr|vec|ciao||hello, goodbye; your (humble) servant}} Venetan ciao (“hello, goodbye; your (humble) servant”), {{der|fr|vec|s-ciao||servant, slave}} Venetan s-ciao (“servant, slave”), {{der|fr|ML.|sclavus||Slav, slave}} Medieval Latin sclavus (“Slav, slave”), {{cog|it|schiavo}} Italian schiavo, {{cog|en|Slav}} English Slav, {{cog|vec|S-ciavón||Slav}} Venetan S-ciavón (“Slav”), {{der|fr|la|Sclavonia||Slavonia}} Latin Sclavonia (“Slavonia”)
  1. ciao Synonyms: adieu, au revoir, salut, tschüs
    Sense id: en-ciao-fr-intj-sTOgwOm- Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French farewells, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries
     
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