El Dorado
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From Spanish el dorado (“the golden one”).
=== Proper noun ===
El Dorado
A Muisca tribal chief who covered himself in gold dust.
A legendary lost city of gold.
(by extension) Any place of fabulous wealth.
A city, the county seat of Union County, Arkansas, United States.
A city, the county seat of Butler County, Kansas, United States.
==== Derived terms ====
El Dorado County
Silverado
==== Translations ====
=== Further reading ===
“El Dorado”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
== Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
El Dourado
=== Proper noun ===
El Dorado m
(early modern European folklore) El Dorado (a legendary lost city of gold in the Americas)
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /el doˈɾado/ [el̪ d̪oˈɾa.ð̞o]
Syllabification: El Do‧ra‧do
=== Proper noun ===
El Dorado m
(Early Modern Spanish European folklore) El Dorado (a legendary lost city of gold in the Americas)
a province of San Martin, Peru