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car⋅bo⋅na⋅do
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[kahr-buh-ney-doh] 
bəˈneɪ
–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. |
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| car·bo·na·do 1 (kär'bə-nā'dō, -nä'-) n. pl. car·bo·na·does or car·bo·na·dos A piece of scored and broiled fish, fowl, or meat. tr.v. car·bo·na·doed, car·bo·na·do·ing, car·bo·na·dos
[From Spanish carbonada, from carbón, charcoal, from Latin carbō, carbōn-; see carbon.] |
| car·bo·na·do 2 (kär'bə-nā'dō, -nä'-) n. pl. car·bo·na·does A form of opaque or dark-colored diamond used for drills. Also called black diamond. [Portuguese, from carbone, carbon, from French; see carbon.] |
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Carbonado
Car`bo*na"do\, Carbonade \Car"bo*nade\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Carbonadoed; p. pr. & vb. n. Carbonadoing.]1. To cut (meat) across for frying or broiling; to cut or slice and broil. [Obs.] A short-legged hen daintily carbonadoed. --Bean. & Fl. 2. To cut or hack, as in fighting. [Obs.] I'll so carbonado your shanks. --Shak.Carbonado
Car`bo*na"do\, n.; pl. Carbonadoes. [Pg., carbonated.] (Min.) A black variety of diamond, found in Brazil, and used for diamond drills. It occurs in irregular or rounded fragments, rarely distinctly crystallized, with a texture varying from compact to porous.
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