"chao" meaning in Spanish

See chao in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃaw/, [ˈt͡ʃaw] Forms: chau [alternative]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: Borrowed from Italian ciao (“hello, goodbye”). Doublet of esclavo. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|it|ciao||hello, goodbye}} Borrowed from Italian ciao (“hello, goodbye”), {{doublet|es|esclavo}} Doublet of esclavo Head templates: {{head|es|interjection}} chao
  1. (Latin America, some parts of Spain) bye, goodbye Tags: Latin-America
    Sense id: en-chao-es-intj-tfWL~D5T Categories (other): Latin American Spanish, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Peninsular Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish farewells, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 1 0 1 1 25 4 4 4 4 23 18 16 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 1 21 5 5 5 5 19 15 22 1

Alternative forms

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