tchau tchau

Portuguese

Etymology

Reduplication of tchau.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaw ˈt͡ʃaw/ [ˈt͡ʃaʊ̯ ˈt͡ʃaʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaw ˈt͡ʃaw/

Interjection

tchau tchau

  1. (colloquial) bye-bye (informal farewell)