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ciao definition

ciao (c̸ho̵u)

interjection

  1. hello
  2. goodbye

Etymology: It, altered < dial. (Lombard) schiavo, lit., slave, used as transl. of Austrian servus (for “your obedient servant”)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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