A large golden-colored sea fish found in Atlantic waters, also known as a dorado or gilt-head bream, prized as food.
From French dourade, derived from Portuguese dourada meaning 'golden,' from Latin deauratus meaning 'gilded.' The word traveled through Romance languages as traders encountered this distinctive fish.
The dourade's name literally means 'golden' in Romance languages, and these fish actually have brilliant gold coloring that intensifies when they're hunting—nature's way of showing excitement!
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