saudade
nounfeminine/sɐwˈðaðɨ/high
sau·da·de
Definition
A melancholic feeling of incompleteness, linked to the absence of a loved person or thing, distance from one's homeland, or the memory of past experiences. (Often considered untranslatable).
The saudade for his country was a constant weight in his chest.
When I heard that song, I felt a deep saudade for my childhood.
Common collocations
feel saudadelonging for home
Etymology
Do galego-português medieval 'soidade', do latim 'solitātem' (solidão).