Adios

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Adios \A`dios"\ ([aum]`dy[-o]s"), interj. [Sp., fr. L. ad to +
     deus god. Cf. {Adieu}.]
     Adieu; farewell; good-by; -- chiefly used among
     Spanish-speaking people; as, adios amigos (good-bye friends).
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  


     Note: This word is often pronounced [.a]*d[=e]"[-o]s, but the
           Spanish accent, though weak, is on the final syllable.
           [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  adios
       n : a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adieu},
            {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye},
            {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good
           day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]