[ noun ] an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian) <noun.communication>
The Wild Pair puts its Ciao booties, Zodiac boots and other teen-oriented shoes toward the front of its store, because kids, who often roam the mall for hours, do more window-shopping than adults.
"I'm a vegetarian restaurant, so I'm feeling more than a pinch," said James McKenna, owner of the Ciao Sidewalk Cafe in Delray Beach, 20 miles north.