dorado

¹

[ duh-rah-doh ]

noun

, plural do·ra·dos, (especially collectively) do·ra·do.

1. dolphin ( def 2 ).

Dorado

²

[ duh-rah-doh; Spanish daw-rah-thaw ]

noun

, genitive Do·ra·dus [d, uh, -, rah, -d, uh, s]

1. a city in N Puerto Rico.
2. the Swordfish, a small southern constellation between Volans and Horologium.

dorado

¹

/ dəˈrɑːdəʊ /

noun

1. another name for dolphin
2. a South American river fish of the genus Salminus that resembles a salmon

Dorado

²

/ dəˈrɑːdəʊ /

noun

1. a constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Reticulum and Pictor and containing part of the Large Magellanic cloud

Word History and Origins

Origin of dorado¹

1595–1605; < Spanish < Late Latin deaurātus, past participle of deaurāre to gild. See de-, aurum, -ate ¹

Origin of dorado²

From Spanish, dating back to 1595–1605; dorado

Word History and Origins

Origin of dorado¹

C17: from Spanish, from dorar to gild, from Latin de- + -aurāre, from aurum gold

Example Sentences

It is a method that is “inherently deceptive and harmful to the pursuit of justice,” said El Dorado County Dist.

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The CDC and WastewaterScan test only a few wastewater sites in the Central Valley, including in Placer, Yuba, El Dorado and Sacramento counties.

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“It can sound very similar to the human voice, especially the alto voice,” Dorado said.

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After two years in the service, he returned to Puerto Rico and eventually became caddie master at the new Dorado Beach resort.

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The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders and warnings for residences in the Mosquito/Swansboro communities around 2 a.m.

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