Question: is chao a spanish word?
Answer: Japanese: チャオ, chao ("hello" or "hi") also チャオチャオ chao chao (bye bye). Spanish: in Argentina and Uruguay the word chau is the most common expression for "goodbye". ... In Spain, where "adios" (with a religious etymology as "goodbye") is the common expression, people can use chao as an original way of saying goodbye.