maduro

See also: maduró

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maduro. Doublet of mature.

Pronunciation

Noun

maduro (plural maduros)

  1. A cigar made with somewhat dark, medium-strength tobacco.

Coordinate terms

Anagrams

Catalan

Verb

maduro

  1. first-person singular present indicative form of madurar

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish maduro.

Adjective

maduro

  1. ripe

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese maduro, from Latin mātūrus, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (to ripen, mature).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈdu.ɾu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈdu.ɾo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐˈdu.ɾu/ [mɐˈðu.ɾu]

  • Rhymes: -uɾu
  • Hyphenation: ma‧du‧ro

Adjective

maduro (feminine madura, masculine plural maduros, feminine plural maduras)

  1. ripe
  2. mature, of relatively old age (said of people)

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish maduro, from Latin mātūrus, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (to ripen, mature).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈduɾo/ [maˈð̞u.ɾo]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uɾo
  • Syllabification: ma‧du‧ro

Adjective

maduro (feminine madura, masculine plural maduros, feminine plural maduras)

  1. ripe
  2. mature, of relatively old age (said of people)

Derived terms

Noun

maduro m (plural maduros)

  1. (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador) Ellipsis of plátano maduro (a ripe plantain).

Verb

maduro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of madurar

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