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Chao or similar sounding câo, cháo, cháo, čhao, chau, ciao, jao, may refer to:
Cambodia
- Chao, the Cambodian name for Tapai, fermented food made from rice
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Chile
- Cerro Chao, a lava flow in Chile.
China
- Chao, an alternative spelling of Zhao (surname) (趙/赵); an alternative pronunciation of Cao (Chinese surname) and Cao (state)
- Chao (晁), a Chinese surname
- Chāo (鈔), the banknote used in Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China
- Chao Lake
- Chao method, a way of indicating Chinese tones devised by Yuen Ren Chao
- Chǎo technique (炒), a Chinese stir frying technique
Italy
- Ciao, an Italian greeting
Japan
- Ciao (magazine), a manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan
Peru
- Chao, town in the Peruvian province of Viru.
- Chao District, district in the Peruvian province of Viru, 15 km from the Pacific coast and 65 km south of Trujillo city on the Pan American Highway.
Portugal
- Ilhéu Chão, a small islet within the Desertas Islands in the Madeira archipelago.
Spain and Latin America
- Chao, a Spanish language parting phrase for "bye" or "goodbye"
Thailand
- Chao, čhao, câo, jao lord
- as used in Thai royal and noble titles
- in Chao Phraya River
- as equivalent to Tusi, chieftain
- not to be confused with Vietnamese Chau Tai
Vietnam
- Cháo, the Vietnamese version of congee or rice porridge or Grits
- Chào, a Vietnamese greeting of saying hello
- Châu, a continent, or the like; huddle together
- Sip Song Chau Tai, "Twelve Provinces of the Dai" Chinese
People
- Elaine Chao, former United States Secretary of Labor and the first Asian American female appointed to the United States Cabinet
- Manu Chao, French Latin singer of Spanish origin
- Pierre Chao, member of the Defense Science Board
- Ramón Chao, Galician writer, father of Manu Chao
- Roger Chao, Australian explorer and mountain climber
- Rosalind Chao, Chinese American actress born in Anaheim, California
- Cecil Chao, Hong Kong entrepreneur
- Mark Chao, Taiwanese actor, singer and model
- Yuen Ren Chao, Chinese linguist
- Zi Chao Tan, animator at One Animation, known to crash scooters on occasion
Other
- The Sacred Chao, a symbol of the Discordian religion
- Chao (Sonic), small creatures in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe
See also
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