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dorado

Syllabification: (do·ra·do)
Pronunciation: /dəˈrädō/
Definition of dorado

noun (plural dorados)

  • 1a 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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