carbonado

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[ 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.

Origin of carbonado

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1850–55; <Portuguese: carbonate

Other definitions for carbonado (2 of 2)

carbonado2
[ 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.

Origin of carbonado

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1580–90; <Spanish carbonada, equivalent to carbón charcoal (see carbon) + -ada-ade1

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British Dictionary definitions for carbonado (1 of 2)

carbonado1

/ (ˌkɑːbəˈneɪdəʊ, -ˈnɑːdəʊ) /


nounplural -does or -dos
  1. a piece of meat, fish, etc, scored and grilled

verb-dos, -doing or -doed (tr)
  1. to score and grill (meat, fish, etc)

  2. archaic to hack or slash

Origin of carbonado

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

British Dictionary definitions for carbonado (2 of 2)

carbonado2

/ (ˌkɑːbəˈneɪdəʊ, -ˈnɑːdəʊ) /


nounplural -dos or -does
  1. an inferior dark massive variety of diamond used in industry for polishing and drilling: Also called: black diamond

Origin of carbonado

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Portuguese, literally: carbonated

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