fado

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/ˈfɑːdoʊ/

noun

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.

OriginPortuguese fado ← Latin fātum →
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Meanings

nounfado (plural fados)

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.

Origin

  1. Latinfātum
  2. Portuguesefado“fate”
  3. Englishfado

From Portuguese fado (“fate”), from Latin fātum. Doublet of fate.

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Translations

Esperanto fado
  • fadosong
Finnish fado, fadolaulu
  • fadosong
  • fadolaulusong
French Fado
  • Fadosong
Japanese ファド
  • ファド (fado)song
Portuguese fado
  • fadosong
Spanish fado
  • fadosong

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fado

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Cite this entry
APA

fado. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fado

MLA

“fado.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fado. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fado,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fado.

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