fado

[fah-doo; Eng. fah-doh]

fa·do

[fah-doo; Eng. fah-doh]
noun
1.
a Portuguese folk song typically of doleful or fatalistic character and usually accompanied on the guitar.
2.
a dance to the music of such a song.

Origin:
1900–05; < Portuguese < Latin fatum fate
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Fado is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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fado (ˈfɑːdu)
 
n
a type of melancholy Portuguese folk song
 
[literally: fate]

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