"fado" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɑːdoʊ/ Forms: fados [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːdəʊ Etymology: From Portuguese fado (“fate”), from Latin fātum. Doublet of fate. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|fado||fate}} Portuguese fado (“fate”), {{der|en|la|fātum}} Latin fātum, {{doublet|en|fate}} Doublet of fate Head templates: {{en-noun}} fado (plural fados)
  1. A Portuguese folk song, usually featuring a single vocalist, Portuguese guitar and sometimes classical guitar. Lyrical themes are often melancholic in nature; the structure of the song is of greater importance. Wikipedia link: fado Translations (song): fado (Esperanto), fado (Finnish), fadolaulu (Finnish), Fado [masculine] (French), ファド (fado) (Japanese), фа́до (fádo) [neuter] (Macedonian), fado [masculine] (Portuguese), fado [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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