carbonado

¹

[ kahr-buh-ney-doh ]

noun

, plural car·bo·na·dos, car·bo·na·does.

1. a massive, black variety of diamond, found chiefly near São Salvador, Brazil, and formerly used for drilling and other cutting purposes.

carbonado

²

[ kahr-buh-ney-doh ]

noun

, plural car·bo·na·does, car·bo·na·dos.

1. a piece of meat, fish, etc., scored and broiled.

verb (used with object)

, car·bo·na·doed, car·bo·na·do·ing.

1. to score and broil.
2. Archaic. to slash; hack.

carbonado

¹

/ -ˈnɑːdəʊ; ˌkɑːbəˈneɪdəʊ /

noun

1. an inferior dark massive variety of diamond used in industry for polishing and drilling Also calledblack diamond

carbonado

²

/ ˌkɑːbəˈneɪdəʊ; -ˈnɑːdəʊ /

noun

1. a piece of meat, fish, etc, scored and grilled

verb

1. to score and grill (meat, fish, etc)
2. archaic.
   to hack or slash

Word History and Origins

Origin of carbonado¹

1850–55; < Portuguese: carbonate

Origin of carbonado²

1580–90; < Spanish carbonada, equivalent to carbón charcoal ( carbon ) + -ada -ade ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of carbonado¹

Portuguese, literally: carbonated

Origin of carbonado²

C16: from Spanish carbonada, from carbón charcoal; see carbon

Example Sentences

The gem is a carbonado, which is one of the toughest forms of natural diamond.

From BBC

The gem is a carbonado, one of the toughest forms of natural diamond.

From BBC

Also known as a carbonado diamond, it is possible the black diamond came from outer space.

From Reuters

Black diamonds, also known as carbonado, are extremely rare, and are found naturally only in Brazil and Central Africa.

From Seattle Times

A massive gold ring, which carried a carbonado nearly as large as the stopper of a beer bottle, was embedded in a fat finger of his right hand.

From Project Gutenberg