fadista

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese fadista.

Noun

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

Etymology

From fado +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /faˈd͡ʒis.tɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /faˈd͡ʒiʃ.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /faˈd͡ʒis.ta/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐˈdiʃ.tɐ/ [fɐˈðiʃ.tɐ]

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

Noun

fadista m or f by sense (plural fadistas)

  1. fadista

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

fadista m or f by sense (plural fadistas)

  1. fadista

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