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Dorado¹

Where it comes from

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”).

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.

    Similar: Xiphias

  2. A barangay of Pakil, Laguna, Philippines.

dorado²

  • /dəˈɹɑːdəʊ/

Where it comes from

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

noun dorados · doradoes

  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.

    Similar: dolphin, dolphinfish, mahi-mahi

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: gold, golden, delphinus, xiphias, dory, doru, dolphin, oranda, volans, piscis austrinus, john doree, dragonfish, dussumieriid, goldie, cowfish, diodont

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EspañolDorado
PortuguêsDorado, Dourado
FrançaisDorade
DeutschSchwertfisch
РусскийЗолотая Рыба Zolotaja Ryba

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"dorado." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dorado. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{dorado_2026,
  title = {dorado},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dorado},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}