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fado (n.)

popular music style of Portugal, 1902, from Latin fatum "fate, destiny" (see fate (n.)). Because the songs tell the fates of their subjects. The music itself is from the earlier lundum, popular late 18c.-early 19c., said to be of African origin via Angola or Brazil.

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Definitions of fado from WordNet

fado (n.)
a sad Portuguese folksong;
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