sayonara

sa·yo·na·ra

S0112350 (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.]

sayonara

(ˌsaɪəˈnɑːrə) na Japanese farewellinterjgoodbye

sa•yo•na•ra

(ˌsaɪ əˈnɑr ə)

interj., n. farewell. [1870–75; < Japanese]

sayonara

A Japanese word meaning farewell.

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Noun

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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, byefarewell, word of farewell - an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting