ciao
pronunciation
How to pronounce ciao in British English:
UK [tʃaʊ]
How to pronounce ciao in American English:
US [tʃaʊ]
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- Noun:
- an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian)
Word Origin
- ciao
- parting salutation, 1929, dialectal variant of Italian schiavo "(your obedient) servant," literally "slave," from Medieval Latin sclavus "slave" (see slave (n.)).
Example
- 1. One of the original european complainants , shopping engine ciao , is owned by microsoft .
- 2. This was the book that made him as a writer and also the book that brought " ciao " into english .
- 3. Perhaps the problem is the particular type of women you find attractive , ciao .
- 4. Brussels is also looking into a third case involving a contract dispute with google that has been lodged by ciao , a german site owned by microsoft .
- 5. If they 're correct , ciao , and the ladies disappear -- or if you should ever find yourself in a place where there are no ladies ( pirate ship , vatican city , italian federal prison ) -- you will have options .