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carbonado

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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.
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Origin:
1850–55; < Pg: carbonate

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; < Sp carbonada, equiv. to carbón charcoal (see carbon ) + -ada -ade
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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

  1. To score and broil (fish, fowl, or meat).

  2. To slice or cut.


[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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