fadista

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noun

A fado singer.

OriginPortuguese fadista →
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Meanings

nounfadista (plural fadistas)

plural fadistas

  1. A fado singer.

    […]in recent years pomo fadistas have mixed it with everything from pop to chamber music.

    2000 July 14, Peter Margasak, “Misia”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

  1. Portuguesefadista
  2. Englishfadista

Borrowed from Portuguese fadista.

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APA

fadista. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fadista

MLA

“fadista.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fadista. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fadista,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fadista.

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