sayonara

sa·yo·na·ra

 (sī′ə-när′ə)

interj.

Used to express farewell.

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[Japanese sayonara, sayōnara, alteration of sayō naraba, if be thus (said to indicate that the time for departure has come) : sayō, thus (sa, that + yō, appearance, from Middle Chinese jiang`; also the source of Mandarin yang`) + naraba, if it be.]

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sayonara

(ˌsaɪəˈnɑːrə)

n

a Japanese farewell

interj

goodbye

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sa•yo•na•ra

(ˌsaɪ əˈnɑr ə)

interj., n.

farewell.

[1870–75; < Japanese]

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sayonara

A Japanese word meaning farewell.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sayonara - a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" bye-bye, cheerio, good day, goodby, good-by, goodbye, good-bye, so long, adieu, adios, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bye farewell, word of farewell - an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

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