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- [duh-rah-doh]
- /dəˈrɑ doʊ/
- /dəˈrɑːdəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [duh-rah-doh]
- /dəˈrɑ doʊ/
Definitions of dorado word
- noun plural dorado dolphin (def 2). 1
- noun dorado a legendary treasure city of South America, sought by the early Spanish explorers. 1
- noun dorado any place offering great wealth. 1
- noun dorado a city in S Arkansas. 1
- noun dorado a town in S Kansas. 1
- noun dorado A South American freshwater fish with a golden body and red fins, popular as a game fish. 1
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Origin of dorado
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Spanish < Late Latin deaurātus, past participle of deaurāre to gild. See de-, aurum, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Dorado
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dorado popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dorado usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dorado
noun dorado
- cal — Cals are units of measurement for the energy value of food. Cal is an abbreviation for 'calorie'.
- gold coast — a former British territory in W Africa; now a part of Ghana.
- golden state — California (used as a nickname).
- land of milk and honey — a land of unusual fertility and abundance.
- golconda — a ruined city in S India, near the modern city of Hyderabad: capital of a former Muslim kingdom; famous for its diamond cutting.
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