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carbonado

 [kahr-buh-ney-doh]  

car·bo·na·do

1   [kahr-buh-ney-doh]
noun, plural -dos, -does.
a massive, black variety of diamond, found chiefly near São Salvador, Brazil, and formerly used for drilling and other cutting purposes.
Origin:
1850–55; < Portuguese: carbonate

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car·bo·na·do

2   [kahr-buh-ney-doh] noun, plural -does, -dos, verb, -doed, -do·ing.
noun
1.
a piece of meat, fish, etc., scored and broiled.
verb (used with object)
2.
to score and broil.
3.
Archaic. to slash; hack.
Origin:
1580–90; < Spanish carbonada, equivalent to carbón charcoal (see carbon) + -ada -ade
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carbonado1 (ˌkɑːbəˈneɪdəʊ, -ˈnɑːdəʊ)
 
—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 carbon]

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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