dorado
noun
dorado
1 American
[duh-rah-doh]
/ dəˈrɑ doʊ /
noun
dorados,
plural
dorado
plural
Dorado
2
American
[duh-rah-doh, daw-rah-thaw]
/ dəˈrɑ doʊ, dɔˈrɑ ðɔ /
noun
Doradus
genitive
-
a city in N Puerto Rico.
-
the Swordfish, a small southern constellation between Volans and Horologium.
dorado
1
British
/ dəˈrɑːdəʊ /
noun
-
another name for dolphin
-
a South American river fish of the genus Salminus that resembles a salmon
Dorado
2
British
/ dəˈrɑːdəʊ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected 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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The tacos dorado came four to an order, filled with shredded chicken and fried crisp.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
But few were awake to hear it, and the rest were too busy dreaming of dorado to heed.
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
When I offered it a bit of dorado, it pecked it out of my hand, jabbing the palm.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Just a week ago, nearly 200 rescue workers, mostly volunteers, were still combing the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado National Forest searching for Jason Coughran, 60, after the hiker went missing on May 25.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
And yet some residents of El Dorado, a gold mining town situated in the heart of the Mining Arc, appreciate their presence, one inhabitant told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
El Dorado is controlled by a gangster known only by his first name, Fabio, a Pablo Escobar-type character who has ingratiated himself with locals through acts of charity.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Cypress 4, El Dorado 1: Landon Smith threw 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief for Cypress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
“It’s like comparin’ an El Dorado to a Volkswagen.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Tacos dorados, or what many north of the border call crunchy tacos.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 9, 2022
Golden on the outside and filled to the top lip of their shell, these tacos dorados are proof positive that Mexican culture is alive and well in the U.S.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 9, 2022
Tacos El Compadre’s crispy chicken-and-potato-filled tacos dorados are showered in grated queso fresco and shredded lettuce, and seated atop a pool of peppery salsa roja.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2020
There are a couple of these dorados on the menu.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2019
There were fish— big fish with protruding foreheads and very long dorsal fins, dorados they are called, and smaller fish, lean and long, unknown to me, and smaller ones still—and there were sharks.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
The study, "An empirical view of the extended atmosphere and inner envelope of the asymptotic giant branch star R Doradus II. Constraining the dust properties with radiative transfer modelling," is published in Astronomy & Astrophysics.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2026
That is the conclusion of a new study from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, based on close observations of the red giant star R Doradus.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2026
R Doradus is a red giant star located about 180 light years from Earth in the southern constellation Dorado, also known as the Swordfish.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2026
This is an image of the Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, though many have likened it to an abstract portrait of a man sitting cross-legged.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2022
An hour later the "S Doradus" rose gently, soundlessly from her berth, and floated out of the open lock-door.
From The Ultimate Weapon by McConnell, Gerald
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