dorado

¹ American  

[duh-rah-doh] / dəˈrɑ doʊ /

noun

plural

dorados,

plural

dorado

1. dolphin.

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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.

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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; dorado

Example Sentences

“Russia is not the Emerald City or El Dorado,” said Charles Hecker, a geopolitical risk analyst who spent four decades working in the Soviet Union and Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal

According to a 2019 El Dorado County grand jury report, the county was paying rent to a nonprofit to use property that was in fact owned by the county.

From Los Angeles Times

Ridge imagined Murrieta as the Robin Hood of El Dorado, a folk hero who sought just retribution against Anglo society.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since then, one more death has been recorded — that of Taylen Robert Claude Brooks, 21, who was killed by a mountain lion while he was searching for deer antlers in northern El Dorado County last March.

From Los Angeles Times

Matt James has collected gold nuggets for years from the hills and riverbeds of California, but as the precious metal's price soars, he has found an unexpected El Dorado: on social media.

From Barron's