Definition of "ciao" [ciao]

• Used to express greeting or farewell. (interjection)

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• "I suppose I could say "ciao" - which does have a certain etymological background of coming from the Italian schiavo, which means "I am your slave," and I don't much want to say that either..."
• "Shopping is a bit weird, since I was taken from the Bing site and dumped at somewhere called ciao!"
• "You smile and wave when you spot each other, yellow maps and cameras in hand; maybe you exchange "ciao" s."