dorado
noun
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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
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a city in N Puerto Rico.
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the Swordfish, a small southern constellation between Volans and Horologium.
dorado
1
British
/ dəˈrɑːdəʊ /
noun
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another name for dolphin
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a South American river fish of the genus Salminus that resembles a salmon
Dorado
2
British
/ dəˈrɑːdəʊ /
noun
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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; 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
In the water, dorado shimmered like a mirage, their aqua and chartreuse scales mimicking sunlight on the waves.
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
I gasped with disbelief, heaved the dorado into my hands and hurried away to the raft.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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
Days later, the El Dorado Sheriff’s Department issued a public appeal for any information about his whereabouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
His son also began to “show signs of extreme discomfort,” which led the man to believe the child needed medical attention, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
And as weak demand makes the domestic Chinese market fiercely competitive, Chinese automakers are increasingly looking to Europe as an El Dorado.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
When he decided to search for El Dorado, Francisco encouraged him—he practically shoved Gonzalo out the door.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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 dorados, or what many north of the border call crunchy tacos.
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
Fish that were local in their ambit made the net their neighbourhood, and the quick ones, the ones that tended to streak by, the dorados, slowed down to visit the new development.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Several billion years from now, the Sun is expected to enter a similar phase and resemble R Doradus.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2026
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
The dust grains around R Doradus are typically only about one ten-thousandth of a millimetre across.
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
Plainly they saw the "S Doradus" flash on, in a straight line, headed for distant, red-glowing Mira.
From The Ultimate Weapon by McConnell, Gerald
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