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In this Nicaraguan puro, both natural and maduro wrappers are offered, but our favorite is the espresso-brown maduro, with its thick, herbal sweetness and peppery spice.—Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 11 June 2025 The menu includes an array of South American cuisines, including empanadas, maduros, ceviche, arepas and Yucca fries.—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 4 June 2024 The restaurant’s version of a bandeja paisa, the unofficial national dish of Colombia, includes carne asada, chicharrón, rice, a fried egg, avocado, maduros, and a white-corn arepa.—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023 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
Word History
Etymology
Spanish, from maduro ripe, from Latin maturus — more at mature
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