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dado

Syllabification: (da·do)

Pronunciation: /ˈdādō/

Definition of dado

noun (plural dados)

the lower part of the wall of a room, below about waist height, if it is a different color or has a different covering than the upper part.
a groove cut in the face of a board, into which the edge of another board is fixed.
Architecture the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice.

Origin:

mid 17th century (denoting the main part of a pedestal, above the base): from Italian, literally 'dice or cube', from Latin datum 'something given, starting point' (see datum)