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CARBONADO (carbonadoes)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does carbonado mean?
• CARBONADO (noun)
The noun CARBONADO has 2 senses:
1. an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing
2. a piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled
Familiarity information: CARBONADO used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
black diamond; carbonado
Hypernyms ("carbonado" is a kind of...):
adamant; diamond (very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("carbonado" is a kind of...):
meat (the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food)
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