dorado
noun
dorado
1 American
[duh-rah-doh]
/ dəˈrɑ doʊ /
noun
dorados
plural
Dorado
2
American
[duh-rah-doh, daw-rah-thaw]
/ dəˈrɑ doʊ, dɔˈrɑ ðɔ /
noun
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a city in N Puerto Rico.
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the Swordfish, a small southern constellation between Volans and Horologium.
dorado
1
British
/ dəˈrɑːdəʊ /
noun
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another name for dolphin
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a South American river fish of the genus Salminus that resembles a salmon
Dorado
2
British
/ dəˈrɑːdəʊ /
noun
Other Word Forms
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; see origin at dorado
Example Sentences
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EL DORADO: As usual, the pitching will be good and it’s a matter of execution to win the close games against top opponents.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
EL DORADO: Four left-handed pitchers will challenge opponents.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2023
EL DORADO, Calif. — Dawn Hoefler was organizing donations for evacuees of the massive Dixie Fire when she received a warning.
From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2021
The words he could not always decipher; when he did they were mostly proper names, STRANGEWAYS, SPURLING, MORDAUNT, EL DORADO.
From Murder Point A Tale of Keewatin by Dawson, Coningsby
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