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A sad Portuguese music style with songs about love and loss
- noun
- /ˈfɑːdoʊ/
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fado
- Tony Franciosa claimed to appreciate Portuguese music, adding that "fado is the most heartfelt expression of the Portuguese people."
- fado singer
- fado music
- Portuguese fado
Examples
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Then he began to sing fados again.
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Besides providing atmosphere and local flavor, fado allowed the characters to indirectly address their feelings.
Academic text (2017) -
Irene told Vincent that the song they were listening to was a fado and that fado meant fate, adding that the song was "about a love that can never be." 63
Academic text (2017) -
Fado songs, with their distinct melancholic mood and ritualized performance, helped create an original and romantic ambiance.
Academic text (2017)
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Etymology
Fado comes from the Portuguese word for 'fate', and is related to the Latin word fatum, meaning 'destiny' or 'what is meant to be'. So a fado is a song about longing, love and sadness that feels like fate.