maduro

ma·du·ro
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US/məˈdʊ.ɹoʊ/

noun

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

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

maduro1

nounmaduro (plural maduros)

plural maduros

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

Maduro2

proper nounMaduro (plural Maduros)

plural Maduros

  1. A surname from Spanish.

    Saturday’s actions – the abduction of [Venezuelan] President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas to face federal drug-trafficking charges in the U.S., and the deadly bombings of military installations and some civilian buildings across the country – had “Trump Corollary” written all over them.

    2026 January 4, Howard LaFranchi, “Seizing Venezuela’s Maduro, Trump implements his corollary to Monroe Doctrine”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2026

Origin

maduro · noun

  1. Spanishmaduro
  2. Englishmaduro

Borrowed from Spanish maduro. Doublet of mature.

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Maduro · proper noun

  1. Portuguese and SpanishMaduro
  2. EnglishMaduro

Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Maduro. This surname is mostly found in Curaçao.

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Cite this entry
APA

maduro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maduro

MLA

“maduro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maduro. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maduro,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maduro.

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