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ciao

[chah-aw, chau] / ˈtʃɑ ɔ, tʃaʊ /




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The inscriptions included "hey fascist! CATCH!" and "O Bella ciao, Bella ciao"

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025

Share a ciao bella pizza or try a classic fettuccine dish while enjoying a glass of vino in the dim glow of this intimate eatery.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2023

I’m sad to bid ciao to the enchanting vistas of Sicily; to the characters I’ve found myself wondering about as if I knew them personally; to what has become, for me, appointment television.

From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2022

Binoche was joined by other French A-list actresses and singers including Marion Cotillard and Isabelle Adjani in cutting their hair, with a Farsi rendition of Italian protest song "Bella ciao" behind the video montage.

From Reuters ● Oct. 5, 2022

It is a fast and festive song, with a repeated line that’s almost shouted: O, bella, ciao!

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti


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