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fado.

fate

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfa.du/Brazil/ˈfa.du/Portugal[ˈfa.ðu]Portugal/ˈfa.du/Portugal, Southern

  1. fate

    masculine
    Quem me dera poder mudar o meu fado.

  2. fado

    masculine
    O fado é um estilo musical português.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin fātum (“destiny, fate”).

verb/ˈfa.du/Brazil/ˈfa.du/Portugal[ˈfa.ðu]Portugal/ˈfa.du/Portugal, Southern

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fadar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

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