Dorado en · PROPN
Etymology
Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Italian dorato (“gilded, golden”), ultimately from Latin deaurātus, the past participle of deaurō (“to gild”).
Meanings
- A small constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a goldfish or swordfish. It lies between the constellations Pictor and Reticulum, and is notable for containing most of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
- A barangay of Pakil, Laguna, Philippines.
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la Xiphias (a particular constellation) · es Dorado (a particular constellation) · kk Алтын Балық (a particular constellation) · fr Dorade (a particular constellation) · pl Złota Ryba (a particular constellation) · ms Ikan Todak (a particular constellation) · gl Dourado (a particular constellation) · de Schwertfisch (a particular constellation) · eo Orfiŝo (a particular constellation) · ru Золотая Рыба (a particular constellation) · ga an Colgán (a particular constellation) · pt Dorado (a particular constellation) · pt Dourado (a particular constellation) · fi Kultakala (a particular constellation)