Dorado
//dəˈɹɑːdəʊ// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A mahi-mahi or dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus), fish with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.
Proper Noun
- 1 A small constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a goldfish or swordfish. It lies between the constellations Pictor and Reticulum, and is notable for containing most of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
- 2 A barangay of Pakil, Laguna, Philippines.
Example
More examples"With frigate birds swooping above and the high-speed dorado slicing through the water below, flying fish are, literally, caught between the devil and the deep blue sea."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Italian dorato (“gilded, golden”), ultimately from Latin deaurātus, the past participle of deaurō (“to gild”).
Etymology 2
From Spanish dorado, from the verb dorar (“gild, give a golden color”).
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