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

The three enclaves circle El Dorado Regional Park, the city’s largest park, and feature classic California ranches that typically sell for $800,000 to $1.2 million.

From Los Angeles Times

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

“They don’t let you breathe,” said Irune Dorado, a Spanish midfielder, after losing to the North Koreans in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal

“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