El Dorado
noun
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In the early 1500s, Spanish conquistadores heard tales of an Amazonian king who regularly coated his body with gold dust, then plunged into a nearby lake to wash it off while being showered with gold and jewels thrown by his subjects. The Spaniards called the city ruled by this flamboyant monarch El Dorado, Spanish for "gilded one," and the story of the gold-covered king eventually grew into a legend of a whole country paved with gold. These days, El Dorado can also used generically for any place of vast riches, abundance, or opportunity. It is also the name of actual cities in Arkansas and Kansas.
Examples of El Dorado in a Sentence
Camila Pedrosa
july 2,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Punishing sextortion House Bill 2537, also known as Caleb’s Law, is named after Caleb Moore, a 14-year-old El Dorado boy who died by suicide after officials say he was targeted by an online sextortion scheme.
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Matthew Kelly
july 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
El Dorado Kitchen For a stay at the center of Sonoma’s action, book El Dorado Hotel, a cozy boutique property overlooking historic Sonoma Plaza.
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Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings for a wildfire near Somerset in El Dorado County on Tuesday, officials said.
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Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
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“El Dorado.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/El%20Dorado. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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