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fado — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fado noun A style of melancholic Portuguese folk song, typically sung solo with guitar accompaniment.
  • fate noun The power thought to control everything that happens, seen as unavoidable; also, the eventual outcome awaiting someone or something.
  • kismet noun Fate; the idea that events are destined to happen and cannot be avoided.

Senses

fado is used for these senses in English:

  • fado A Portuguese folk song, usually featuring a single vocalist, Portuguese guitar and sometimes classical guitar. Lyrical themes are often melancholic in nature; the structure of the song is of greater importance.
  • fate The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
  • kismet Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny.

fate — full definition

  1. noun The power thought to control everything that happens, seen as unavoidable; also, the eventual outcome awaiting someone or something.
  2. verb To determine or decide something in advance, as if by destiny.

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