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.

Origin of fado

1
1900–05; <Portuguese <Latin fatumfate

Words Nearby fado

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How to use fado in a sentence

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

    A Man's Hearth | Eleanor M. Ingram
  • Beyond this first promontory is seen a considerably higher range, but not an imposing one, which rises above the village of fado.

  • They 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 (ˈfɑːdu) /


noun
  1. a type of melancholy Portuguese folk song

Origin of fado

1
literally: fate

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