Associations to the word «Ciao»

Wiktionary

CIAO, interjection. Hello, hi (especially US), howdy (US).
CIAO, interjection. Bye, goodbye.

Dictionary definition

CIAO, noun. An acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian).

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.