bəˈneɪ noun, plural car·bo·na·dos, car·bo·na·does.
a massive, black variety of diamond, found chiefly near São Salvador, Brazil, and formerly used for drilling and other cutting purposes.
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carbonado1 (ˌkɑːbəˈneɪdəʊ, -ˈnɑːdəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -does, -dos | |
| 1. | a piece of meat, fish, etc, scored and grilled |
| —vb , -does, -dos, -dos, -doing, -doed | |
| 2. | to score and grill (meat, fish, etc) |
| 3. | archaic to hack or slash |
| [C16: from Spanish carbonada, from carbón charcoal; see | |
| carbonado2 (ˌkɑːbəˈneɪdəʊ, -ˈnɑːdəʊ) | |
| —n , pl -dos, -does | |
| Also called: black diamond an inferior dark massive variety of diamond used in industry for polishing and drilling | |
| [Portuguese, literally: carbonated] | |
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