fado
[ fah-doo; English fah-doh ]
/ Ë?fÉ‘ dÊŠ; English Ë?fÉ‘ doÊŠ /
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noun
a Portuguese folk song typically of doleful or fatalistic character and usually accompanied on the guitar.
a dance to the music of such a song.
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Origin of fado
1900–05; <Portuguese <Latin fatumfate
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Example sentences from the Web for fado
One-step, fox-trot and a Lulu Fado followed in smooth succession.
A Man's Hearth|Eleanor M. IngramBeyond this first promontory is seen a considerably higher range, but not an imposing one, which rises above the village of Fado.
Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V)|John RuskinThey even swam, once, and Carl played at learning two new dances, strangely called the "fox trot" and the "lu lu fado."
The Trail of the Hawk|Sinclair Lewis
British Dictionary definitions for fado
fado
/ Portuguese (Ë?fÉ‘Ë?du) /
noun
a type of melancholy Portuguese folk song
Word Origin for fado
literally: fate
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