fado

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(fä′do̵̅o̅)

noun

a kind of Portuguese folk song, usually melancholy and nostalgic

Origin: Port, lit., fate < L fatum: see fate

See fado in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. fa·dos
A sad Portuguese folksong.

Origin:

Origin: Portuguese

Origin: , from Latin fātum, fate; see Fate 

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