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oo
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fah
-doh
]
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fa·do
/
ˈfɑ
dʊ
;
Eng.
ˈfɑ
doʊ
/
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[
fah
-d
oo
;
Eng.
fah
-doh
]
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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
(ˈfɑːdu)
—
n
a type of melancholy Portuguese folk song
[literally:
fate
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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