dorado

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.

Anagrams

• Darood

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

Etymology

From Spanish dorado.

Adjective

dorádo

1. gold, golden

Noun

dorádo

1. gilt
2. gold

Etymology

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

Noun

dorado m (plural dorados)

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

Adjective

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

1. golden

Verb

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

1. Masculine singular past participle of dorar.