dado
Spanish, preposition/ˈdado/
dado is spelled D-A-D-O (4 letters) and appears 170 times per million words in written Spanish, the 498th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dado is a Spanish preposition meaning “given, considering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of dar.
What does dado mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea die or dice
- 2
masculinesocket of a wrench
preposition
- 1
given, considering
verb
- 1
past participle of dar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pequeño objeto con forma de cubo cuyas seis caras están marcadas con puntos que representan los números del uno al seis y que se usa en algunos juegos de azar. Por extensión, pieza poliédrica con las caras numeradas u otros símbolos. 2. Pieza cúbica de un material duro usado en máquinas y que sirve de apoyo a los tornillos, ejes, y otros elementos para mantenerlos en equilibrio. 3. En las banderas, paralelogramo de distinto color que su fondo. 4. Base de una columna.
adjective: 1. Que a menudo hace algo o propende a algo. 2. Que se ha fijado o determinado. 3. Se dice de algo hipotético.
verb: 1. Participio de dar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dado
- dados plural
- dada feminine
- dadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dado?
- /ˈdado/
- [ˈd̪a.ð̞o]
- [ˈd̪að̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dado in Spanish?
dado appears 170 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).