dado
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
daydohSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdeɪdoʊ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
carpentry
A rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
carpentry
The rectangular channel in a board cut across the grain.
architecture
The section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase
architecture
Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
architecture
The section of a pedestal above the base.
verb
Provide with a dado
“The owners wanted to dado their dining room.”
Cut a dado into or fit into a dado
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
- Frequency
- Rare
- Formality
- Technical
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
Used this way, dado is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use dado
- “The owners wanted to dado their dining room.”verb
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A plane for making a dado groove.
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