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sayonara

Pronunciation: /ˌsaɪəˈnɑːɹə/

The English word “sayonara” has 2 meanings listed here.

interjection

  1. Goodbye, adios, adieu.

noun

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese さようなら (sayōnara, “farewell”, literally “if that's the way it is”) or its shorter, less traditional form さよなら (sayonara).

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