hello, hi.· bye, goodbye.··A greeting or farewell using the word “ciao”. 2010, Robert V. Camuto, Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey (page 16) […] he excused himself, disappearing in a cloud of ciaos and operatic Italian. 2007, Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, Bahamas For Dummies (page 196) You hear more ciaos than hellos. Guests play bocce ball on …