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fada

“fada” is an Occitan word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. fairy

In Occitan

  1. Mit. Èsser fantastic representat per una femna amb de poders magics.

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *Fāta (“goddess of fate”), from the plural of Latin fātum (“fate, destiny told by the gods”). Compare Catalan fada, French fée, Italian fata, Portuguese fada, Spanish hada.

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