different between cheerio vs sayonara

English

Etymology

From cheer and/or cheery +? -o.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t????.i.??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?t????.i.o?/

Interjection

cheerio

1. (Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, informal) Goodbye, an interjection said upon parting.
2. (rare) Hello; a greeting.

Usage notes

Rarely used in North America. Although likely to be understood, it is likely to be considered humorous, and may be used in a parody of British English speakers.

Synonyms

• (greeting): hello
• (parting): goodbye, toodeloo

Translations

Noun

cheerio (plural cheerios)

1. (New Zealand, Australia) A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties.

Synonyms

• cocktail sausage
• little boy

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ???? (sayonara), shorter form of more traditional ????? (say?nara, “goodbye”, literally “if that's the way it is”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sa???n????/
• Rhymes: -????

Interjection

sayonara

1. (informal, often humorous, especially used when referring to Japan) Goodbye, adieu.

   Synonyms: adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf Wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, cheers, ciao, farewell, goodbye, good day, shalom, so long, tot ziens

Translations

Noun

sayonara (plural sayonaras)

1. An utterance of sayonara, the wishing of farewell to someone.

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ???? (sayonara), shorter form of more traditional ????? (say?nara, “goodbye”, literally “if that's the way it is”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sajo?nara]
• Hyphenation: sa?yo?na?ra

Interjection

sayonara

1. (informal, often humorous, especially used when referring to Japan) Goodbye, adieu.

Further reading

• “sayonara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

sayonara

1. R?maji transcription of ????

Spanish

Etymology

From the Japanese ????? (say?nara) or ???? (sayonara, “goodbye”), maybe by analogy with getas, the Japanese wooden clogs. Cognate with Greek ????????? (sagionára).This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

Noun

sayonara f (plural sayonaras)

1. (Peru) [[flip-flop, thong]] (Australia), jandal (New Zealand)

   Synonyms: bamba, chancla, chola, ojota, slap