El Dorado

See also: eldorado, Eldorado, eldorádo, and Eldorádo

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

El Dorado

  1. A Muisca tribal chief who covered himself in gold dust.
  2. A legendary lost city of gold.
  3. (by extension) Any place of fabulous wealth.
  4. A city, the county seat of Union County, Arkansas, United States.
  5. A city, the county seat of Butler County, Kansas, United States.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

  • “El Dorado”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

El Dorado m

  1. (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

  1. (Early Modern Spanish Spain folklore) El Dorado (a legendary lost city of gold in the Americas)
  2. a province of San Martin, Peru
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