"chao" meaning in Spanish

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃaw/, [ˈt͡ʃaw] Forms: chau [alternative]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: Borrowed from Italian ciao (“hello, goodbye”). Doublet of esclavo. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|it:ciao<t:hello, goodbye>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "hello, goodbye", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "ciao", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "chao", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="chao"> Borrowed from Italian ciao (“hello, goodbye”)., {{doublet|es|esclavo}} Doublet of esclavo Head templates: {{head|es|interjection}} chao
  1. (colloquial) bye Tags: colloquial Derived forms: chao, bacalao, chao, pescao
    Sense id: en-chao-es-intj-tJ9CWn4f Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish farewells, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 0 0 3 1 21 3 3 3 3 22 16 9 14 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 5 1 17 4 4 4 4 17 12 13 18 1

Alternative forms

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