dorado

[duh-rah-doh]

do·ra·do

[duh-rah-doh]
noun, plural do·ra·dos, (especially collectively) do·ra·do.
dolphin (def. 2).

Origin:
1595–1605; < Spanish < Late Latin deaurātus, past participle of deaurāre to gild. See de-, aurum, -ate1

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Dorado is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Do·ra·do

[duh-rah-doh; for 1 also Sp. daw-rah-thaw]
noun, genitive Do·ra·dus [-duhs] for 2.
1.
a city in N Puerto Rico. 10,203.
2.
the Swordfish, a small southern constellation between Volans and Horologium.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Spanish; see dorado

El Do·ra·do

[el duh-rah-doh, -rey- or, Sp., el daw-rah-thaw for 1, 2; el duh-rey-doh for 3, 4]
noun
1.
a legendary treasure city of South America, sought by the early Spanish explorers.
2.
any place offering great wealth.
3.
a city in S Arkansas. 26,685.
4.
a town in S Kansas. 10,510.
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dorado (dəˈrɑːdəʊ)
 
n
1.  another name for dolphin
2.  a South American river fish of the genus Salminus that resembles a salmon

Dorado (dəˈrɑːdəʊ)
 
n , Latin genitive Doradus
a constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Reticulum and Pictor and containing part of the Large Magellanic cloud
 
[C17: from Spanish, from dorar to gild, from Latin de- + -aurāre, from aurum gold]

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dorado

(Salminus maxillosus), powerful game fish of the characin family, Characidae, found in South American rivers. The dorado is golden, with red fins and with lengthwise rows of dots on its body, and superficially resembles a salmon. It reaches a length of about 1 m (39 inches) and a weight of more than 18 kg (40 pounds)

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