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fado

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fa·do  (fä, f)
n. pl. fa·dos
A sad Portuguese folksong.
[Portuguese, from Latin ftum, fate; see fate.]
fado Portuguese [ˈfɑːdu]
n
(Music, other) a type of melancholy Portuguese folk song
[literally: fate]
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Noun1.fado - a sad Portuguese folksong
folk ballad, folk song, folksong - a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
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