carbonado

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noun (1)

car·​bo·​na·​do ˌkär-bə-ˈnā-(ˌ)dō How to pronounce carbonado (audio) -ˈnä- How to pronounce carbonado (audio)
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

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

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of carbonado was in 1575

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“Carbonado.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbonado. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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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
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