n. [ Sp. dorado gilt, fr. dorar to gild, fr. L. deaurare. See 1st Dory, and cf. Fl Dorado. ] 1. (Astron.) A southern constellation, within which is the south pole of the ecliptic; -- called also sometimes Xiphias, or the Swordfish. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) A large, oceanic fish of the genus Coryphæna. [ 1913 Webster ]
pl.El Doradoes [ Sp., lit., the gilt (sc. land); el the + dorado gilt, p. p. of dorare to gild. Cf. Dorado. ] 1. A name given by the Spaniards in the 16th century to an imaginary country in the interior of South America, reputed to abound in gold and precious stones. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Any region of fabulous wealth; exceeding richness. [ 1913 Webster ]
The whole comedy is a sort of El Dorado of wit. T. Moore. [ 1913 Webster ]
[dorado] (n) (1) dorado (South American freshwater catfish, Salminus maxillosus); (2) (See 鱰・しいら) dolphinfish; (3) (constellation) Dorado[Add to Longdo]
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