Noun: adieu (adieux,adieus) u'd(y)oo or a'd(y)oo
- A farewell remark
"She bid her friends adieu before departing for her long journey";
- adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio [Brit, informal], good-by [US], goodby [US], good-bye [N. Amer], goodbye, good day, sayonara [US], so long [informal], farewell
Derived forms: adieus, adieux
Type of: farewell, word of farewell
Encyclopedia: Adieu, plancher des vaches!