car·bo·na·do
ˌkär-bə-ˈnā-(ˌ)dō 
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plural carbonados or carbonadoes
archaic
: a piece of meat scored before grilling
carbonadoed; carbonadoing; carbonados
plural carbonados
: an impure opaque dark-colored fine-grained aggregate of diamond particles valuable for its superior toughness
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Noun
Furthermore, Koeberl is skeptical that the diamond for auction is a true carbonado.
—Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 24 Jan. 2022
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“Carbonado.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbonado. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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