Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fadista

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fadista
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"[…]in recent years pomo fadistas have mixed it with everything from pop to chamber music."

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese fadista.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: fadista

Inflected Forms

fadistas (plural)

Questions

What does fadista mean?: A fado singer.
Where does fadista come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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