English

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.

Translations

Anagrams

• FOAD

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowing from Portuguese.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: fa‧do
• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑːdu/ (according to Portuguese)
• IPA^(key): /'fɑdo̞/ (Finnicized)

Noun

fado

1. fado (Portuguese fado singing as art)
2. fado, fado song (song in this style)

Declension

Synonyms

• fadolaulu

Portuguese

fado (2)

Etymology

From Latin fātum ‎(“destiny, fate”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ðu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.du/
• Hyphenation: fa‧do
• Rhymes: -adu

Noun

fado m (plural fados)

1. fate

   Quem me dera poder mudar o meu fado.‎

   I wish I could change my fate.

2. (music) fado

   O fado é um estilo musical português.‎

   Fado is a Portuguese musical style.

Derived terms

• fadista

Verb

fado

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of fadar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from Portuguese fado; the inherited cognate with the original meaning of "fate" is hado.

Noun

fado m ‎(plural fados)

1. (music) fado

Related terms

• fadista