First Known Use: 1584
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1carbonado
noun car·bo·na·do \ˌkär-bə-ˈnā-(ˌ)dō, -ˈnä-\
plural car·bo·na·dos or car·bo·na·does
Definition of CARBONADO
archaic : a piece of meat scored before grilling
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Origin of CARBONADO
Spanish carbonada
2carbonado
verb
Definition of CARBONADO
transitive verb
1
archaic : to make a carbonado of
First Known Use of CARBONADO
1599
Rhymes with CARBONADO
3carbonado
noun
plural carbonados
Definition of CARBONADO
: an impure opaque dark-colored fine-grained aggregate of diamond particles valuable for its superior toughness
Origin of CARBONADO
Portuguese, literally, carbonated
First Known Use: 1853
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