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) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adios
n 1: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn:
{adieu}, {adios}, {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au
revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye}, {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby},
{good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]
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