fado

[ fah-doo; English fah-doh ]

noun

1. a Portuguese folk song typically of doleful or fatalistic character and usually accompanied on the guitar.
2. a dance to the music of such a song.

fado

/ ˈfɑːdu /

noun

1. a type of melancholy Portuguese folk song

Word History and Origins

Origin of fado¹

1900–05; < Portuguese < Latin fatum fate

Word History and Origins

Origin of fado¹

literally: fate

Example Sentences

One-step, fox-trot and a Lulu Fado followed in smooth succession.

From Project Gutenberg

Beyond this first promontory is seen a considerably higher range, but not an imposing one, which rises above the village of Fado.

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They even swam, once, and Carl played at learning two new dances, strangely called the "fox trot" and the "lu lu fado."

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