dorado
dorado Lexical Profile
dorado Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A large, brightly colored pelagic fish with a blunt head and a long dorsal fin, found in warm oceanic waters worldwide and highly prized for food and sport; also known as the dolphinfish or mahi-mahi.
"The anglers chartered a boat off the coast of Florida in hopes of catching a massive dorado."
A constellation in the southern sky, traditionally representing a dolphinfish or swordfish, notable for containing most of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
"Astronomers frequently point their telescopes toward Dorado to study one of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way."
• Rhymes for dorado
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish 'dorado', meaning 'golden', derived from Late Latin 'deaurare' (to gild), referencing the bright, golden coloration of the fish.
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