maduro

American  

[muh-door-oh] / məˈdʊər oʊ /

adjective

1. strong and darkly colored.

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maduro British  

/ məˈdʊərəʊ /

adjective

1. (of cigars) dark and strong

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noun

1. a cigar of this type

Etymology

Origin of maduro

1885–90; < Spanish < Latin mātūrus ripe

Example Sentences

She, along with Maduro, Cabello and other insiders, had ruled an economy the International Monetary Fund estimates contracted nearly 70% from 2013 to 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal

Relatives of Flores, Maduro’s wife, controlled financing at Petróleos de Venezuela SA, the state oil company known as PdVSA, and black-market oil sales, and engaged in money laundering, according to U.S. prosecutors and Venezuela experts.

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Maduro, Chavez’s vice president, won his first election after the leader’s death in 2013.

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To make matters worse, oil prices fell by half in the first two years of Maduro’s presidency, cratering public finances.

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The reforms were chaotic and did little to strengthen property rights or the rule of law, said Juan Barreto, a former mayor of Caracas who supported Chavez but broke with Maduro.

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