Fado

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 Ein Musikstil und Gesang aus Portugal, der typischerweise Traurigkeit und Sehnsucht ausdrückt , 🇪🇸 Un estilo de música y canto de Portugal que típicamente expresa tristeza y añoranza , 🇮🇹 Uno stile di musica e canto del Portogallo che tipicamente esprime tristezza e nostalgia , 🇵🇹 Um estilo de música e canto do Portugal que tipicamente expressa tristeza e saudade , 🇨🇳 葡萄牙的音乐和歌曲风格，通常表达悲伤和渴望 , 🇯🇵 ポルトガルの音楽と歌のスタイルで、一般に哀しみと懐かしさを表現する , 🇰🇷 포르투갈의 음악과 노래 스타일로, 일반적으로 슬픔과 그리움을 표현한다 , 🇸🇦 أسلوب موسيقي وغناء من البرتغال، يُعبِّر عادةً عن الحزن والعاطفة , 🇮🇳 पुर्तगाल से एक संगीत और गायन शैली, जो सामान्यतः विषाद और आसक्ति को व्यक्त करती है

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Etymology

The French noun *fado* is a loan from Portuguese, where it denotes both “fate” and the musical genre. It derives from Old Portuguese *fado*, itself from Latin *fatum* “spoken thing, destiny” (the plural *fata* “fates”), which in turn comes from the Latin verb *fari* “to speak.” The term entered French in the 19th century, retaining the sense of inevitable destiny or the melancholic music that expresses it.

Synonyms

musique portugaise chant portugais mélodie portugaise chanson portugaise genre musical portugais cantilène portugaise

Antonyms

joie optimisme sérénité éclat allégresse