Saudade
WiktionaryText
Noun
- longing, nostalgia, the feeling of missing something or someone
- saudade — to miss someone
- saudades de — to miss home, to feel homesick
- saudades — to catch up
Usage notes
The verb to miss (someone) may be translated as to have , to feel or to be with saudade. It may be used in the singular or plural indiscriminately.
Saudade is a difficult word to translate precisely. It is said to be the only exact equivalent of the Welsh hiraeth and the Cornish hireth .