2006-11-10 17:20:05 · 5 answers · asked by patricia c 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It is used as both "hi" and "bye."
2006-11-10 17:26:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word ciao (pronounced somewhat like chow, and occasionally misspelled as such) is an informal Italian verbal salutation or greeting, meaning either "goodbye" or "hello".
Originally from the Venetian language, it was adopted by Italian and eventually entered the vocabulary of English and of many other languages around the world. Presently, the word is mostly used as "goodbye" in English, but in other languages it may mean "hello", "goodbye", or both.
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2006-11-11 01:37:06 · answer #2 · answered by KIT J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ciao isn't shorthand, it's Italian. Rough translation would be "See you".
2006-11-11 01:24:08 · answer #3 · answered by triviatm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Italian original meaning was " I'm your slave "
now it means , see you later , byebye, or even sometimes, hello , similar to aloha in Hawaiin
2006-11-11 01:26:25 · answer #4 · answered by million$gon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means ' see u soon/later ' or in short, ' bye '
2006-11-11 03:09:48 · answer #5 · answered by zxcv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋