fadista

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese fadista.

Noun

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fadista (plural fadistas)

  1. A fado singer.
    • 2000 July 14, Peter Margasak, “Misia”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      [] in recent years pomo fadistas have mixed it with everything from pop to chamber music.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From fado +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ
  • Hyphenation: fa‧dis‧ta

Noun

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fadista m or f by sense (plural fadistas)

  1. fadista

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese fadista. By surface analysis, fado +‎ -ista.

Noun

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fadista m or f by sense (plural fadistas)

  1. fadista

Further reading

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