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Chow vs. Ciao

Chow

/tʃaʊ/
Food, especially casual or simple meals

Examples:

The campers gathered around for some hearty chow.He packed his backpack with enough chow for the day.Lunch was running late, and he really needed some chow.

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Ciao

A greeting or farewell word often used in informal contexts

Examples:

Ciao! Fancy meeting you here!" he yelled across the street.She signed off the email with a casual "Ciao, see you soon!Oh, ciao bella," he greeted with a playful wink.

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This word has no antonyms

Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • Chow is a term often associated with food, like having a meal.
  • Ciao is a greeting that can mean both hello and goodbye in Italian.
  • Remember chow with its association to chow down which means to eat.
  • While ciao is used particularly in informal Italian conversations.
  • Both words sound alike, but chow connects to food and ciao to greetings.
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