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CARBONADO

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: carbonadoes   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing

Synonyms:

black diamond; carbonado

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("carbonado" is a kind of...):

adamant; diamond (very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem)

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