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

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023

Lo combinó con un sombrero de color hueso que tenía un borde verde y dorado y esta noche su pelo oscuro y rizado le caía por la espalda.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2022

And Nathan Camarena, 15, hooked the biggest dorado he’d ever fought, his long but ultimately fruitless battle with the fish caught on camera.

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

I exulted at having a dorado at the end of my line— I would be less keen if it were a tiger.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel