xau
Portuguese, interjection/ˈʃaw/
xau is a Portuguese interjection meaning “alternative form of tchau” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “variante ortográfica de chau”.
What does xau mean in English?
interjection
- 1
alternative form of tchau
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. variante ortográfica de chau 2. até logo; adeus
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce xau?
- Brazil /ˈʃaw/
- Brazil [ˈʃaʊ̯]
- Portugal /ˈʃaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is xau in Portuguese?
xau appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).