maduro

[ muh-door-oh ]

adjective(of cigars)
  1. strong and darkly colored.

Origin of maduro

1
1885–90; <Spanish <Latin mātūrus ripe

Words Nearby maduro

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How to use maduro in a sentence

  • In color they would be dark—say maduro—and he would explain that he bought them because he liked full-flavored weeds.

    My Lady Nicotine | J. M. Barrie
  • The Cubans themselves favor the dark “maduro” fully ripened leaves.

    Tobacco Leaves | W. A. Brennan

British Dictionary definitions for maduro

maduro

/ (məˈdʊərəʊ) /


adjective
  1. (of cigars) dark and strong

nounplural -ros
  1. a cigar of this type

Origin of maduro

1
Spanish, literally: ripe, from Latin mātūrus ripe, mature

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