dorado
everyday, Mexico
Golden is dorado in Mexican Spanish and describes a gold color, like toasted bread or the sun at sunset. It is also called Áureo and De oro.
Meaning: gold colored or very valuable (adjective)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| dorado | everyday, Mexico |
| Áureo | literary |
| De oro | made of gold |
Cooks say dorar for browning food until it is golden, as in Dora la cebolla.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
Áureo is poetic and rare in speech. In daily talk people choose dorado or de oro.
How does it change in a sentence?
Dorado agrees with the noun, so you say dorada for a feminine thing, as in una tapa dorada.
Did you know?
- The verb dorar also appears in the common cooking phrase dorar la cebolla.
Examples in context
- El pan quedó dorado.The bread turned golden.
- Dora las papas en aceite.Brown the potatoes in oil.
- Mi abuela tiene un reloj de oro.My grandmother has a gold watch.
Example conversation
Cook Lola teaches her niece Daniela to make quesadillas in Oaxaca.
- LolaDéjala hasta que esté dorada.Leave it until it is golden.
- Daniela¿Y cómo sé cuándo ya está?And how do I know when it is ready?
- LolaCuando el queso salga por la orilla.When the cheese comes out at the edge.
