chau
Spanish, interjection/ˈt͡ʃau/
chau is spelled C-H-A-U (4 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,181st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chau is a Spanish interjection meaning “alternative form of chao” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Manera informal y rápida de despedirse”.
What does chau mean in English?
interjection
- 1
alternative form of chao
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Manera informal y rápida de despedirse.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce chau?
- /ˈt͡ʃau/
- [ˈt͡ʃau̯]
- [ˈt͡ʃaw]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chau in Spanish?
chau appears 5.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).