dourado

Meaning

dourar

to gild, gold-plate

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/do(w)ˈɾa.du/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dourado (past participle of dourar), or from Latin dēaurātus, or from dē- + aurātus (“golden”), from aurum (“gold”). Compare Galician dourado, Spanish dorado, French doré.

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