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dorado

1 American  
[duh-rah-doh] / dəˈrɑ doʊ /

noun

plural

dorados,

plural

dorado

  1. dolphin.

Dorado 2 American  
[duh-rah-doh, daw-rah-thaw] / dəˈrɑ doʊ, dɔˈrɑ ðɔ /

noun

genitive

Doradus

  1. a city in N Puerto Rico.

  2. the Swordfish, a small southern constellation between Volans and Horologium.

dorado 1 British  
/ dəˈrɑːdəʊ /

noun

  1. another name for dolphin

  2. a South American river fish of the genus Salminus that resembles a salmon

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Dorado 2 British  
/ dəˈrɑːdəʊ /

noun

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

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Etymology

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

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