First Known Use: 1890
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fado
noun fa·do \ˈfä-(ˌ)thü, ˈfa-\
plural fados
Definition of FADO
: a plaintive Portuguese folk song
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Origin of FADO
Portuguese, literally, fate, from Latin fatum
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