maduro

[muh-door-oh]

adjective

1. strong and darkly colored.

maduro

/ məˈdʊərəʊ /

adjective

1. (of cigars) dark and strong

noun

1. a cigar of this type

Word History and Origins

Origin of maduro¹

1885–90; < Spanish < Latin mātūrus ripe

Word History and Origins

Origin of maduro¹

Spanish, literally: ripe, from Latin mātūrus ripe, _mature

Example Sentences

Maduro has been in office since 2013.

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Sitting atop the group, U.S. officials say, is Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, on whom the U.S. has put a $50 million bounty.

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Maduro, then the country’s vice president, succeeded Chavez as president in 2013.

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With US warships deployed within striking distance of Venezuela, the country's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado spoke Tuesday of her vision for "a new era" without President Nicolas Maduro.

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Maduro, whose last two re-elections were rejected as fraudulent by the United States and other countries, fears the naval deployment is a regime-change plot under the guise of an anti-drug operation.

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