ripe
adjective
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
half-ripe
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a word derived from
ripe.
Example Sentences
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I fry those half-ripe plantains in a good amount of oil, too — once they turn a darker golden color, they're ready to scoop out, cool, and process.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2021
But I like the combination of sweet-savory tastes and find half-ripe plantains easier to peel and mash than the green ones.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2021
There was the puckery taste that almost made me cry when I ate my first half-ripe persimmon.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
Zink is a volatile mineral or half-ripe metal when it is extracted from its ore.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
I’ve lived on some kind of curious things in Cuba, including fricassee of mule, but onions, bad guavas, and half-ripe mangoes, as a mixture for fighting on, doesn’t suit my taste at all.
From The Dust of Conflict by Harold Bindloss
