I. ˌkärbəˈnā(ˌ)dō noun
( plural carbonados or carbonadoes )
Etymology: obsolete carbonado, n., scored and broiled piece of meat, from Spanish carbonada, from carbón charcoal, coal, cinder
archaic : a broiled or grilled piece of meat scored before cooking
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
1. archaic : to make a carbonado of
2. archaic : to cut, hack, or slash especially with a sword
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Portuguese, literally, carbonated, from carbone carbon, from French — more at carbon
: an impure opaque dark-colored and fine-grained aggregate of diamond particles held together in a matrix composed mainly of diamond that is valuable for its superior toughness resulting from the fine-grained structure and absence of planes of cleavage — called also black diamond, carbon diamond