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

El Dorado 6, Aquinas 1: Brady Abner went three for three to lead the Hawks.

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Arcadia 5, El Dorado 4: The Apaches scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning, then held on for the National Classic win.

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On the first day of the National Classic in Orange County, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame players took care of classes in the morning, drove out to El Dorado High and relied on their bats in a 7-4 opening win over Corona Santiago.

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El Dorado 4, Villa Park 2: Brady Abner had the tying triple and Xavi Cadena hit the winning home run.

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El Dorado made the Southern Section playoffs as an at-large team before surging in the postseason under coach Matt Raya, winning a Division 4 section title and Division III regional title.

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