carbonado

¹ American  

[kahr-buh-ney-doh] / ˌkɑr bəˈneɪ doʊ /

noun

plural

carbonados, carbonadoes

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

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carbonado ² American  

[kahr-buh-ney-doh] / ˌkɑr bəˈneɪ doʊ /

noun

plural

carbonadoes, carbonados

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

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verb (used with object)

carbonadoed, carbonadoing

1. to score and broil.

2. Archaic. to slash; hack.

carbonado ¹ British  

/ ˌkɑːbəˈneɪdəʊ, -ˈnɑːdəʊ /

noun

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

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verb

1. to score and grill (meat, fish, etc)

2. archaic to hack or slash

carbonado ² British  

/ -ˈnɑːdəʊ, ˌkɑːbəˈneɪdəʊ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of carbonado¹

1850–55; < Portuguese: carbonate

Origin of carbonado²

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

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2022

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

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2022

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

From Reuters • Jan. 27, 2022

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

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2022

He was too hard for him directly, to say the troth on't; before Corioli he scotched him and notched him like a carbonado.

From Coriolanus by Shakespeare, William