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

In short, Maduro is now facing dual crises: One economic, the other of legitimacy.

From The Daily Beast

Caracas was plunged into darkness in the middle of a televised speech by President Nicolas Maduro.

From The Daily Beast

When the civilian President Maduro burns in effigy, soldiers can still warm their hands around the flames.

From The Daily Beast

Where popular fervor ends, force begins and President Maduro has relied consistently on coercion.

From The Daily Beast

But when his chosen successor, Maduro, ran for president a year ago with the same party machinery, he won by a scant 1.5 per cent.

From The Daily Beast

In color they would be dark—say maduro—and he would explain that he bought them because he liked full-flavored weeds.

From Project Gutenberg

The Cubans themselves favor the dark “Maduro” fully ripened leaves.

From Project Gutenberg