dorado

See also: Dorado

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dəˈɹɑːdəʊ/
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Noun

dorado (plural dorados or doradoes)

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

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dorado.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: do‧ra‧do

Noun

dorado

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

Adjective

dorado

  1. plated; covered with plating, especially gold

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed 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/ [d̪oˈɾa.ð̞o]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: do‧ra‧do

Adjective

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

  1. golden

Derived terms

Noun

dorado m (plural dorados)

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

Descendants

  • English: dorado

Participle

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

  1. past participle of dorar

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dorado.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /doˈɾado/, [doˈɾa.do]
  • Hyphenation: do‧ra‧do

Noun

dorado (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇᜇᜓ)

  1. (zoology) leatherjacket fish (Oligoplites saurus)
    Synonyms: kassisung, lapis, pipikay, talang-talang, talipya, talupak
  2. (zoology) dolphinfish; mahi-mahi fish (Coryphaena hippurus)

Adjective

dorado (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇᜇᜓ)

  1. gold-plated; golden

Derived terms

Further reading

  • dorado”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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