English

Proper noun

Chao

1. A surname​ of Chinese origin.

Anagrams

• HACO

Latin

Noun

Chaō

1. ablative singular of Chaos

Ido

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Interjection

chao

1. bye

Antonyms

• hola

Mandarin

Romanization

chao

1. Nonstandard spelling of chāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of cháo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of chǎo.
4. Nonstandard spelling of chào.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Spanish

Etymology

From Italian ciao.

Alternative forms

• chau

Interjection

chao

1. (Latin America) bye, goodbye

Swahili

Adjective

chao

1. Ki class inflected form of -ao.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ṯɕaːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ṯɕaːw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [c̻aːw˧˥]

Noun

chao

1. pickled tofu