maduro

noun

ma·du·ro mə-ˈdu̇r-(ˌ)ō

plural maduros

: a dark-colored relatively strong cigar

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Smoking ribs in your backyard for hours, while drinking and smoking a fine maduro cigar, isn’t about political commentary. —

John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2019

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Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from maduro ripe, from Latin maturus — more at mature

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of maduro was in 1850

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“Maduro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maduro. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.

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