dorado

See also: Dorado

English

Etymology

From Spanish dorado, from the verb dorar (gild, give a golden color).

Noun

dorado (plural dorados)

  1. Coryphaena hippurus, the mahi-mahi or dolphin, a species of fish with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: do‧ra‧do

Noun

dorado

  1. any of several fishes
    1. the mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus)
    2. the greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili)
    3. the blackbanded trevally (Seriolina nigrofasciata)
    4. any of the four recognized species of the genus Scomberoides
      1. the needle-scaled queenfish (Scomberoides tol)
      2. the barred queenfish (Scomberoides tala)
      3. the doublespotted queenfish (Scomberoides lysan)
      4. the talang queenfish (Scomberoides commersonnianus)

Adjective

dorado

  1. plated; covered with plating, especially gold

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish dorado.

Adjective

dorádo

  1. gold, golden

Noun

dorádo

  1. gilt
  2. gold

Spanish

Etymology

From the verb dorar (gild, give a golden color).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /doˈɾado/, [d̪oˈɾaðo]
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Noun

dorado m (plural dorados)

  1. various species of golden-colored fish (though not usually the pet goldfish)
  2. plating with gold

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Adjective

dorado (feminine singular dorada, masculine plural dorados, feminine plural doradas)

  1. golden

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Verb

dorado m (feminine singular dorada, masculine plural dorados, feminine plural doradas)

  1. Masculine singular past participle of dorar.
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