El Do|ra|do

El Do|ra|do, or El|do|ra|do «_EHL duh RAH doh», noun, plural -dos.

1. a legendary city supposed to be full of gold and treasure, sought by early Spanish explorers in America.

2. Figurative. any place said to be wealthy or where wealth is easily acquired.

╂[< Spanish El Dorado (literally) the gilded; dorado, past participle of dorar to gild < Late Latin dēaurāre < Latin dē- of + aurum gold]