Esperanto

Interjection

chau

1. H-system spelling of ĉaŭ

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaw/

Interjection

chau

1. Alternative form of tchau

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Sursilvan) tgau
• (Sutsilvan) tgieu
• (Surmiran) tgea
• (Puter) cho
• (Vallader) cheu

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *capum, from Latin caput.

Noun

chau m (plural chaus)

1. (anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun) head

Synonyms

• testa

Spanish

Alternative forms

• chao

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian ciao ‎(“hello, goodbye”), from Venetian ciao ‎(“hello, goodbye”, literally “(your humble) servant”), from s-ciao, s-ciavo ‎(“servant, slave”), from Medieval Latin sclavus ‎(“Slav, slave”), related also to Italian schiavo, English Slav, slave and old Venetian S-ciavón ‎(“Slav”), from Latin Sclavonia ‎(“Slavonia”).

Interjection

chau

1. (Latin America) bye, goodbye

Welsh

Verb

chau

1. Aspirate mutation of cau.

Mutation