dorado
noun
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dorado
1 American
[duh-rah-doh]
/ dəˈrɑ doʊ /
noun
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dorados,
plural
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dorado
plural
Dorado
2
American
[duh-rah-doh, daw-rah-thaw]
/ dəˈrɑ doʊ, dɔˈrɑ ðɔ /
noun
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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
Most anglers had long since abandoned any hope of catching a dorado.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2022
“If you’ve ever caught a dorado, you know they fight a lot,” 45-year-old Diana Vega explained as she strung her pole in the blue light of dawn.
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
It was very exciting when the cook hauled aboard a turtle or caught a great big dorado.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
"The image of a European El Dorado remains very strong" in Morocco, sociologist Soumaya Naamane Guessos told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
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
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
Having no idea where to find El Dorado, he blundered randomly for months about the eastern foothills of the Andes, then as now a country of deep forest.
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
He’s counting on customer loyalty; the restaurant’s tacos dorados de camaron and chile-blistered seafood tostadas are widely considered essential eating for locals and visitors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2020
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 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
Because dust driven by starlight cannot fully explain the winds of R Doradus, the researchers believe other processes must play a major role.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2026
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 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
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 Gerald McConnell
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