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• dorado
  dorado

  noun

  dolphin.
• Dorado
  Dorado

  noun

  a city in N Puerto Rico.

dorado

¹ American  

[duh-rah-doh] / dəˈrɑ doʊ /

noun

dorados plural

1. dolphin.

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Dorado ² American  

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

noun

1. a city in N Puerto Rico.

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

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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; see origin at dorado

Example Sentences

The tacos dorado came four to an order, filled with shredded chicken and fried crisp.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023

On the hunt for dorado, stops can be few and far between.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2022

Restaurateurs, chefs and diners alike have realized that “fresh fish from Russia is better than dorado that was brought to Russia after traveling for a week,” Berezutskiy said.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2021

Get the taco dorado if you want a beefy bite unadulterated with cheese.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2020

He had a little turtle meat, a dorado head, and even—a supreme treat—some biscuit crumbs.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel