Eldorado

Variant of El Dorado

El Dorado definition

El· Do·rado or Eldorado El′·do·ra′do (el′də rä′dō, -rā′dō, -rad′ō)

noun

  1. a legendary country in South America, supposed to be rich in gold and precious stones and sought by early Spanish explorers
  2. pl. El Dorados -·dos☆ any place that is, or is supposed to be, rich in gold, opportunity, etc.

Etymology: Sp, the gilded; dorado, pp. of dorar, to gild < LL deaurare, to gild + L de-, intens. + aurum, gold

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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