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fa·do

(fä′tho͞o, făth′ō)

n. pl. fa·dos

A sad Portuguese folk song.

[Portuguese, from Latin fātum, fate; see fate.]

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fado

(ˈfɑːdu)

(Music, other) a type of melancholy Portuguese folk song

[literally: fate]

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fa•do

(ˈfɑ du, -doʊ)

n., pl. -dos.

a Portuguese folk song that is typically of doleful or fatalistic character.

[1900–05; < Portuguese < Latin fatum fate]

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fado - a sad Portuguese folksong

folk ballad, folk song, folksong - a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture

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