dado

a die or dice

From a Vulgar Latin *dadu, of uncertain origin; perhaps from Arabic أَعْدَاد (ʔaʕdād, “numbers”), or alternatively from Latin dātum. Compare Portuguese dado, Catalan dau, Italian dado. Cf. also French dé.

given, considering

“Es un mito popular. Algunos creen que su origen está relacionado con una formidable cuadrilla de bandidos que hace años tenía su guarida en los famosos Cerrillos de Teno. Dada la difusión que alcanza la leyenda mítica, esta hipótises se inadmisible.” — It is a popular myth. Some believe that its origin is related to a formidable gang of bandits that years ago had their lair in the famous Cerrillos de Teno. Given the diffusion that the mythic legend reached, this hypothesis is inadmissible.

Related: dado que

Inherited from Latin dātus. See dar.