dorado
/dəˈɹɑːdəʊ/
dorado noun: a mahi-mahi or dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus), fish with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.
Noun
dorado (plural dorados or doradoes)
- A mahi-mahi or dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus), fish with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.
- Synonyms:
- dolphin, dolphinfish, mahi-mahi
Proper noun capitalized: Dorado
Dorado
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- Xiphias
- A barangay of Pakil, Laguna, Philippines.
dorado meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
dorado in Hindi
- डोराडो, डोरैडो
dorado in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
dorado in Marathi
- डोराडो, डोरॅडो
dorado in Urdu
- ڈوراڈو, ڈوریڈو
More languagesFewer languages
- dorado in Bengali
- ডোরাডো, ডোরাদো
- dorado in Telugu
- డోరాడో, డొరాడో
- dorado in Malayalam
- ഡോറാഡോ, ഡോറഡോ, ഡൊറാഡോ
- dorado in Kannada
- ಡೊರಾಡೋ, ಡೋರಾಡೋ, ಡೊರಡೊ
- dorado in Punjabi
- ਡੋਰਾਡੋ, ਡੋਰੈਡੋ, ਡੋਰੋਡੋ
- dorado in Gujarati
- ડોરાડો, ડોરોડો
- dorado in Odia
- ଡୋରାଡୋ
- dorado in Nepali
- डोराडो, डोरोडो
Synonyms of dorado
Forms of dorado
| plural | dorados |
|---|---|
| plural | doradoes |
Origin of dorado
From Spanish dorado, from the verb dorar (“gild, give a golden color”).
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”).
Words formed from dorado
- Doradus
- Doradûs
Phrases with dorado
Questions about dorado
- What does dorado mean?
- Dorado means a mahi-mahi or dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus), fish with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.
- What is dorado in Hindi?
- Dorado in Hindi is डोराडो, डोरैडो. See Dorado meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is dorado?
- Dorado can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce dorado?
- Dorado is pronounced /dəˈɹɑːdəʊ/.
- What is the plural of dorado?
- The plural of dorado is dorados.
Words near dorado in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: dorado (page history and authors); Dorado (page history and authors); dorado (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dorado (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dorado (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dorado (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dorado (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dorado (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dorado (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dorado (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dorado (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dorado (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dorado (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dorado (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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