Etymology

El Dorado

Today it means: A Muisca tribal chief who covered himself in gold dust. Full definition →

Spanish el dorado
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromel dorado“the golden one”
  2. English todayEl Dorado

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

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