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el dorado

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
el -do-ra-do
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Muisca tribal chief who covered himself in gold dust.

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A legendary lost city of gold.

name

Any place of fabulous wealth.

name

A city, the county seat of Union County, Arkansas, United States.

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A city, the county seat of Butler County, Kansas, United States.

Etymology

From Spanish el dorado (“the golden one”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Silverado

Phrases

El Dorado County

Synonyms

eldorado

Questions

What does el dorado mean?
A Muisca tribal chief who covered himself in gold dust.
Where does el dorado come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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