carbonado

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noun (1)

car·​bo·​na·​do ˌkär-bə-ˈnā-(ˌ)dō  -ˈnä- 

plural carbonados or carbonadoes

archaic

: a piece of meat scored before grilling

carbonado

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verb

carbonadoed; carbonadoing; carbonados

transitive verb

1

archaic : to make a carbonado of

2

archaic : cut, slash

carbonado

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noun (2)

plural carbonados

: an impure opaque dark-colored fine-grained aggregate of diamond particles valuable for its superior toughness

Examples of carbonado in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Furthermore, Koeberl is skeptical that the diamond for auction is a true carbonado. —Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 24 Jan. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Spanish carbonada

Noun (2)

Portuguese, literally, carbonated

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1575, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1596, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun (2)

1853, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

carbonado

noun

car·​bo·​na·​do

ˌkär-bə-ˈnād-ō,

-ˈnäd-

plural carbonados

: an impure dark-colored fine-grained mass of diamond particles valuable for great strength and hardness