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)