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Noun: carbonado  ,kaa(r)-bu'ney-dow
  1. An inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing
    "carbonados are essential for certain precision cutting tools";
    - black diamond
     
  2. A piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled
    "The chef prepared a delicious carbonado of swordfish"

Derived forms: carbonados

Type of: adamant [archaic], diamond, meat

Encyclopedia: Carbonado, Washington