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dorado

Pronunciation: /dəˈrɑːdəʊ/
Definition of dorado

noun (plural dorados)

  • 1an edible marine fish of warm seas, with silver and bright blue or green coloration when alive. Also called dolphin.
    • Family Coryphaenidae and genus Coryphaena: two species, in particular the large C. hippurus
  • 2a South American freshwater fish with a golden body and red fins, popular as a game fish.
    • Salminus maxillosus, family Characidae

Origin:

early 17th century: from Spanish, literally 'gilded', from late Latin deauratus, from deaurare 'to gild over' (see also dory1)

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