saudade

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sawˈðaðe/

Noun

saudade f (plural saudades)

  1. the feeling of missing something or someone
    Synonyms: señardade, soidade

See also

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese soidade, soydade, altered by influence of saudar (“to salute”), from post-classical Latin solitatem (“solitude”).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /saw.ˈða.ðɨ/, /sɐw.ˈða.ðɨ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /saw.ˈda.dʒi/
    • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /saw.ˈda.di/
    • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /saw.ˈda.de/
  • Hyphenation: sau‧da‧de
  • Rhymes: -adʒi

Noun

saudade f (plural saudades)

  1. wistfulness, nostalgia, the feeling of missing something or someone
    sentir saudade de alguém ― to miss someone
    ter saudades de casa ― to miss home, to feel homesick
    matar saudades ― to catch up
Descendants

Usage notes

The verb to miss (someone) may be translated as to have (ter), to feel (sentir) or to be with (estar com) saudade. It may be used in the singular or plural indiscriminately.

See also

  • Welsh hiraeth
  • Appendix:Terms considered difficult or impossible to translate into English

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Portuguese saudade, from Old Portuguese soydade.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sauˈdade/, [sau̯ˈðaðe]

Noun

saudade f (plural saudades)

  1. the feeling of missing something or someone
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