ĉaŭ

See also: cau, cấu, câu, cầu, cẩu, čau, cậu, and čau

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ciao (“hello; goodbye”), from Venetan ciao (“hello; goodbye”, literally “[I am your] servant”), from Medieval Latin sclavus (“Slav; slave”). Doublet of sklavo and slavo. Colloquial use likely reinforced by German servus (“hello; goodbye”), which is used similarly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃau̯]
• Hyphenation: ĉaŭ

Interjection

ĉaŭ

1. (neologism, informal) ciao; hello, goodbye

   Synonyms: saluton (“hello”), adiaŭ (“goodbye”)