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tchau tchau

Portuguese, interjection/ˈt͡ʃaw ˈt͡ʃaw/

tchau tchau is a Portuguese interjection meaning “bye-bye (informal farewell)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does tchau tchau mean in English?

interjection

  1. 1

    colloquialbye-bye (informal farewell)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How do you pronounce tchau tchau?

  • Brazil /ˈt͡ʃaw ˈt͡ʃaw/
  • Brazil [ˈt͡ʃaʊ̯ ˈt͡ʃaʊ̯]
  • Portugal /ˈt͡ʃaw ˈt͡ʃaw/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.